The Iberville Parish Council voted unanimously to approve an ordinance outlawing the desecration of any official flags. But ACLU of Louisiana’s Executive Director Marjorie Esman says this mandate violates the Constitution and the council has made a mistake…:
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Council Chairman Matt Jewell brushes off any comment made by the ACLU as the organization’s usual rhetoric…:
Penalties for violating the ordinance could range from a $1,000 fine and or a 6-month jail sentence.
A state judge has denied a motion to have Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa’s (Ma-tassa) indictment on attempted election bribery thrown out. The prosecution can now go forward on March 13. Matassa claimed the man he was accused in trying to bribe dropped out of a 2016 Gonzales City Council race.
There is a noted decline in voter turnout for Louisiana elections. More from Michelle Southern.
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Media reports indicate the Clinton man suspected of shooting four people, killing three of them, called authorities to let them know he’s the shooter. Doctor Peter Scharf, a criminologist with the LSU School of Public Health on why possible serial killer Ryan Sharpe would do this