A 33-year-old Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office maintenance worker, Sterling Williams, was arrested for aiding the escape of 10 inmates from the Orleans Justice Center, as announced by the Attorney General Liz Murrill.

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Williams confessed to turning off the water in a cell as instructed by an inmate, enabling the group to escape through a hole behind a toilet. Murrill says he was identified after reviewing footage and interviewing employees who had directly interacted with inmates.

Two people who died in separate accidents hours apart Friday night were a couple and had a child. 25-year-old Alexis Lee died when her car traveling north went off Hwy 67 hitting a culvert and overturning around 2:00 a.m. It happened in East Baton Rouge Parish. Nearly 2 hours later 35-year-old John Collins traveling south ran off Hwy 67 striking a tree after missing a curve. Some believe Collins was traveling to check on Lee.

One of Governor Landry’s priority bills advances to the Senate. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The 2025 Louisiana Survey polled one thousand Louisiana adults and it shows that once again, the economy is the top concern.  The director of the Louisiana Survey, Doctor Michael Henderson of LSU says that’s a shift from a year ago, when crime was the top priority.

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A maintenance worker at the Orleans Parish Justice Center was arrested for aiding in the escape of 10 inmates this past weekend.  Sean Richardson has more.

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A six-year-old special needs child drowned in Toledo Bend Lake Monday, and her mother has been arrested. Sabine Parish Sheriff Aaron Mitchell says it appears the child was left unattended and walked a short distance from her home into the lake at Lanan Bay Cove. The child’s mother, 27-year-old Bethany Stocking pulled the child from the water, called 9-1-1, and began CPR. The child was pronounced deceased at Sabine Medical Center. Stocking has been charged with on count of felony cruelty to juveniles.

The House Transportation Committee advances a Senate bill that would outlaw speed cameras that issue tickets from operating outside of school zones. Several local police departments oppose the legislation. They say cameras that issue speeding tickets help with highway safety, but Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey argues manpower improves public safety…

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Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux testified against the bill saying speed cameras in school zones have helped to reduce speeding in front of schools and the city plans to install speed cameras outside of school zones…

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This bill does not address traffic-light cameras and speed cameras would still be legal in school zones.

A 33-year-old Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office maintenance worker, Sterling Williams is facing 10 counts of principal to simple escape and malfeasance in office. He confessed to turning off the water in a cell enabling the group to escape through a hole behind a toilet. Williams says one of the inmates threatened to stab him with a makeshift knife if he didn’t turn off the water. Attorney General Liz Murrill says the investigation into the escape of the 10 inmates continues and she urges anyone involved to turn themselves in.

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Four out of the ten inmates have been captured.

The economy is the top concern of Louisianans according to the 2025 Louisiana Survey polled Survey director, Doctor Michael Henderson of LSU, says that’s a shift from a year ago, when crime was the top priority. Henderson says homeowners’ insurance with its rising premiums is showing up as a challenging issue.

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The House has advanced a bill that would prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in state offices and public colleges. The vote came after two hours of impassioned debate. More than a dozen Black Democrats took to the house floor to denounce Baton Rouge Republican Emily Chenevert’s bill some calling it an anti-Black bill. When Chenevert returned to the podium, she delivered a heartfelt plea to support her bill saying her bill does not codify discrimination.

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The bill now moves to the Senate. Governor Landry is in support of the bill.

The House Transportation Committee approves a Senate bill that would outlaw speed cameras that issue tickets. The bill makes an exception to allow them in school zones. Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey says these cameras are unconstitutional and the citizens of Louisiana agree….

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The bill only addresses speed cameras and ignores red light cameras. Several local police departments oppose the legislation and say the cameras help with highway safety.

The House has advanced a bill, nearly along party lines, that would prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in state offices and public colleges. Three Republicans joining Democrats in voting no. The vote came after two hours of impassioned debate. More than a dozen Black Democrats took to the house floor to denounce Baton Rouge Republican Emily Chenevert’s bill. Edmond Jordan called Chenevert’s bill an anti-Black bill.

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A pair of Republicans offered a rebuttal to the Black Democrats’ arguments. Gray Republican Beryl Amedee took exception with the concept of equity.

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The bill now moves to the Senate.

The manhunt continues for six of the ten inmates who escaped the Orleans Parish Jail last Friday – and now we’re getting word that a maintenance worker has been arrested for allegedly aiding in the escape. Sean Richardson has more.

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Tragedy in Sabine Parish as a six-year-old special needs girl drowns in Toledo Bend Lake. The sheriff’s office says the girl was left unattended inside her house and walked a very short distance to the lake. The girl’s mother, 27-year-old Bethany Stocking, is charged with felony cruelty to juveniles for allegedly leaving her daughter unattended.

A maintenance worker at the Orleans Parish jail has been arrested for his role in last Friday’s jail break that resulted in ten inmates escaping, six of them are still on the run. Attorney General Liz Murrill says 33-year-old Sterling Williams confessed to turning off the water in a cell as instructed by an inmate, enabling the group to escape through a hole behind a toilet. Murrill says he was identified after reviewing footage and interviewing other employees.

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According to an arrest affidavit, Williams said one of the inmates threatened to stab him with a makeshift knife if he didn’t turn off the water.

The House has advanced a bill that would prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in state offices and public colleges. State Representative Candace Newell of New Orleans, who called it the most racially offensive piece of legislation she’s ever had to debate.

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Chenvert says her legislation is not intended to divide the state.

Shreveport officials and several local police departments oppose a bill that would result in malfeasance in office charges against an elected official that allows speed cameras to operate outside of school zones. Shreveport’s Chief Administrative Officer Tom Dark says the traffic issuing cameras have reduced the number of motorists who speed through a school zone…..

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Shreveport is looking at installing speed cameras in areas outside of the city that are not in the speed zone. But the bill, which has Senate approval and has now received approval from the House Transportation Committee.

The 2025 Louisiana Survey polled one thousand Louisiana adults and it shows that once again, the economy is the top concern.  The director of the Louisiana Survey, Doctor Michael Henderson of LSU says that’s a shift from a year ago, when crime was the top priority.

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Henderson says homeowners’ insurance is a challenging issue for current and potential homeowners with rising premiums.

A 33-year-old Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office maintenance worker, Sterling Williams, was arrested for aiding the escape of 10 inmates from the Orleans Justice Center, as announced by the Attorney General Liz Murrill.

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Williams confessed to turning off the water in a cell as instructed by an inmate, enabling the group to escape through a hole behind a toilet. Murrill says he was identified after reviewing footage and interviewing employees who had directly interacted with inmates.

Former President Joe Biden’s office says the 82-year-old is reviewing treatment options after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. LSU Health Shreveport Professor of Urology Doctor Kevin Hebert says according to the statement the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management…

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An effort to get local governments from using speed cameras that issue traffic tickets outside of school zones has been approved by the House Transportation Committee. Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey’s bill, which has already passed Senate, would result in local officials being charged with malfeasance if speed cameras were used outside of school zones.

Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux testified against the bill. Arceneaux says speed cameras in school zones have helped to reduce speeding in front of schools and the city plans to use speed cameras outside of school zones…

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Local police departments say cameras that issue speeding tickets can improve highway safety, but Cathey argues manpower improves public safety…

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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has announced the arrest of a jail employee in connection with the inmate escape at the Orleans Justice Center. The A-G’s office says 33-year-old Sterling Williams, a maintenance worker at the sheriff’s office, turned the water off in the cell where the inmates escaped. A-G Liz Murrill says Instead of reporting the inmate, Williams turned the water off as directed, allowing the inmates to carry out their scheme to successfully escape.

The 2025 Louisiana Survey, which is conducted by LSU, finds that majorities of both Republicans and Democrats say the state income and sales taxes are too high. Louisiana’s state income tax was lowered at the start of the year, while the state sales tax rose to five percent. Louisiana Survey Director Michael Henderson….

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The survey shows that while citizens want lower taxes, they would like to see more money spent on roads and they support funding for educational expenses for families and higher pay for school teachers.

The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors has named Carrie Castille as the tenth president of the University of Louisiana Monroe. She is the first female president in the university’s nearly 94-year history. Castille says she will work hard to provide the best education experience and opportunity for ULM students…

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It’s been announced Former President Joe Biden has an aggressive form of prostate cancer and it has spread to his bones. LSU Health Shreveport Professor of Urology, Doctor Kevin Hebert says the 82-year-old’s doctors say the cancer is hormone-sensitive, allowing for effective management, but it’s not curable once it spreads to the bones…

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There are now six escapees from the Orleans Jail that remain on the run, after authorities caught a fourth escapee last night. State Police arrested 21-year-old Gary Price in New Orleans east last night and he was flown to a state prison. Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams…

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There are reports that a maintenance worker with the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office has been arrested in connection with the escape of the ten inmates.

A survey out of LSU, called the 2025 Louisiana Survey, finds an increase in residents who believe the state is headed in the right direction. It’s now 50-50 on the percentage, two years ago, two-thirds of the residents said the state was headed in the wrong direction. Survey director Michael Henderson says the survey also revealed that Louisiana citizens believe they are taxed too much…

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The state sales tax went up to five percent on January 1^st because of a tax reform package approved by the legislature last year.

LSU will conduct a nationwide search to replace William Tate as he’s leaving as LSU’s president to take on the same role at Rutgers University in New Jersey. LSU’s Vice President for Agriculture Matt Lee will serve as interim president. Tate has been at LSU since 2021 and during his tenure the school set enrollment records and increased research spending.

ULM has a new president. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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