The latest annual report by the Violence Policy Center finds that Louisiana ranks fourth in the rate of women murdered by men. VPC Legislative Director Kristen Rand says stronger laws are needed to keep guns out of the hands of offenders…:
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The research found that murders involving a female victim and a male offender took place at a rate of about 2 per 100,000 residents statewide.

The Plaquemine Parish DA says the mom from Belle Chasse who was accused of killing her baby by putting hand sanitizer in his feeding tube in 2014, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. 17-month old Lucas Ruiz had Down Syndrome and died of ethanol intoxication with a blood alcohol content of .280%. The victim’s mother, Erika Wigstrom, was sentenced to forty years without the benefit of probation.

The SEC Network will air a documentary tonight about the life of Bo Rein, LSU’s coach going into the 80s who died in a plane crash before ever coaching a game for the Tigers. Eric Gill reports…:
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Governor Bobby Jindal’s office announced today that his top budget adviser, Kristy Nichols, is resigning as Commissioner of Administration to work in the private sector. They say Stafford Palmieri will replace Nichols as the head of the DOA starting October 15th. The release indicates Nichols is taking a position with Ochsner Health System as Vice President for Government and Corporate Affairs.