The House Appropriations Committee approves a bill that would create a new TOPS award called the TOPS Excellence Award, and it would go to high-performing students. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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State Police is putting an emphasis on enforcing the state’s Move Over Law this week. That law requires motorists to slow down and change lanes, if safe, when approaching emergency vehicles stopped on the side of the road with flashing lights. Trooper Ryan Davis says reminds drivers to stay alert, avoid distractions, and respect roadside responders’ safety.
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A Rapides Parish man is under arrest for stealing hundreds of pounds of crawfish from a farmer’s traps. Tommy Carnline with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office says a crawfish farmer told investigators late last month that someone had emptied his traps, and it happened again a few days later. He says deputies launched what they dubbed “Operation Tail Chaser,” and they caught the suspect, 47-year-old Tony Hicks, red-handed.
Hicks is facing several charges, including theft and criminal trespass.
A mother and son were arrested in St. Tammany Parish yesterday after a neighbor reported them for suspected dog fighting. 23-year-old Austin Alexander faces 28 counts of dog fighting, and his 45-year-old mother Natia Alexander faces 28 counts as a principal to dog fighting. Lt. Suzanne Carboni says STP Animal Control seized 28 pit bulls.
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Both suspects were booked into the parish correctional center.