Attorney General Jeff Landry promises to crack down on crime in his first campaign ad for Governor of Louisiana. Teiko Foxx has more…:
CUT 01 (28) “…Foxx.”
Police in Monroe say a local man accused of robbing a convenience store was caught, when he went back to the store a few days later and apologized for it. 27-year-old Ronald Washington allegedly held up the Circle K store April 7th. While paying for smokes at the same store 12 days later, he said he was sorry for the robbery. He’s been booked with armed robbery.
Legislation to require fathers to pay for half of the out-of-pocket pregnancy-related medical expenses of the mothers of their kids advances to the House floor. Bill author, Abita Springs Representative Larry Frieman says dads get off scot-free too often…:
CUT 04(10) “…more rights.”
Frieman says post-birth expenses fall under child-support laws. Unopposed in the House Civil Law Committee, it moves now to the House floor.
The state’s largest National Guard facility, Camp Beauregard in Pineville, will officially be renamed later this year. It’s new name? The Louisiana National Guard Training Center at Pineville. Catchy, right? LNG’s Lt. Col Noel Collins says the re-naming ends a hundred-year-long reference to a Confederate war hero, and also references Rapides Parish…:
CUT 08(10) “…that together.”
A renaming ceremony date will be announced soon.