Sixty-five-year-old Wilbert Jones, who spent almost 46 years in prison was set free today after his conviction for kidnapping and raping a Baton Rouge nurse was recently overturned. A judge said there was evidence withheld by the prosecution that could have exonerated him. The group the Innocence Project worked for 15 years to free Jones. Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino says prosecutors approach these type of cases without much merit and Jones is fortunate to be released after so long…:
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The U.S. House has legislation to overhaul the National Flood Insurance Program, but it does not have the full support of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation. Representative Ralph Abraham from Richland Parish says the measure doesn’t help with rising premiums and he’s concerned…
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Abraham hpes the Senate passes a better bill.

The holiday season is approaching and many will take to the skies to visit family. Emelie Gunn has more on new rules from the TSA….
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According to the Associated Press, Governor John Bel Edwards recent trip to Puerto Rico to discuss ongoing hurricane recovery cost taxpayers 51-hundred dollars. Much of the cost went towards security detail.

The governor attended a ribbon cutting ceremony today for a new emergency room in north Baton Rouge. It cost the state over five-million dollars to build the facility.