Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux says he welcomes any assistance in dealing with crime, but he has several questions about the possibility of National Guard troops teaming up with city police to do so. Arceneaux says the number of questions he has is three pages long.
Governor Landry has asked President Trump to send in National Guard troops to Shreveport, as well as New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says while he would not want to undermine Landry, he would take a different approach in combatting crime than sending in the National Guard.
Cut 13 (09) “…to solving crime.”
Nungesser says he would also crack down on releasing repeat offenders, saying much of the violent crime is committed by those who have been in and out of prison several times.
The threats posted online against the high schools in Rapides Parish were all copycat incidents by juveniles – none of them were related. Tommy Carnline with the sheriff’s office says law enforcement was not amused, especially when they put the entire community on edge and forced one school to cancel all of its homecoming festivities.
Cut 10 (13) “…you under arrest.”
LSU Coach Brian Kelly is denying chatter that quarterback Garrett Nussmeier may need surgery to repair an injury he suffered during fall camp. After last Saturday’s loss to Ole Miss, Kelly said Nussmeier was healthy, but he went into more detail today on his injury.