The 11-year-old accused of killing former interim Minden Mayor and City Councilman, Joe Cornelieus and his daughter, Keisha Miles has pleaded not guilty though his public defender. Judge Sherb Sentell accepted the plea and revoked the juvenile’s $500,000 bond meaning he will remain in custody until trial. He is currently being held in Ware Youth Center in Coushatta.
The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says the number of highway deaths declined in 2023 by 10.5-percent. Spokesperson Greg Fischer says Pedestrian fatalities that hit alarming rates during the pandemic, were also down to 147 in 2023, nearly a 20-perdent decrease. Bicycle fatalities dropped from 44 to 35 and crashes involving a driver with a blood-alcohol level of .08 or higher decreased to 195, a 13.3-percent drop from 2022. Fischer, however, says there was an increase in motorcycle fatalities…
If you want to be a member of the next cadet class at the Louisiana State Police, time is running out. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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A flood watch is in effect for nearly all of South Louisiana. National Weather Service Meteorologist Kevin Gilmore says the area is expected to get heavy rainfall over the next couple days.
Just how much…
In Southwest Louisiana, including Lake Charles, the flood watch is in effect through tomorrow night; in Southeast Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, it’s in effect until Saturday morning.