A report from LSU’s Institute for Public Health and Justice recommends that Louisiana should increase the age for adult imprisonment. Lead author, Professor Stephen Phillippi (Philip-ee), says they discovered that 17-year-olds sent to adult prison are more likely to commit more crimes when they are released. He says other states have saved money by making this change…
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LSU Football Coach Les Miles and his staff brought in one of the greatest recruiting classes in the country. 24-7 sports and scout-dot-com rank it in the top five. Tiger Rag editor Cody Worshman says the strength of this class is in the secondary as the Tigers signed five talented defensive backs…
cut 13 (09) “next year”

New York real estate heir Robert Durst pleads guilty to a weapons charge in New Orleans federal court today. Durst was arrested at a Canal Street hotel in March 2015 when, during a search by the FBI, a .38 caliber revolver was found which is illegal for a convicted felon to possess. Legal analyst Chick Foret says, under a plea bargain, Durst will face 85 months in federal prison…:
CUT 6 (08) “California”

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Melville woman and her two young sons in connection with the shooting death of 15-year-old Treyvon Edwards. Capt. Clay Higgins says a 12-year-old is charged with Negligent Homicide and they believe he and Edwards were playing with a gun and it went off accidentally killing Edwards. Higgins says this was a tragic unfolding of events that went from bad to worse…
Cut 11 (11) “forever”