A State Fire Marshal’s K-9 is dead and Corporal Robert Fain from Bossier Parish is now facing charges of Malfeasance after an investigation revealed his K-9 partner died of a lack of food and water. Executive Director of the Louisiana Humane Society Jeff Dorson says it’s evidence that law enforcement animal handler need better oversight.
The office also announced another corporal, Clay Barrett of Calcasieu Parish, has also been arrested on malfeasance as a result of a separate investigation.
Governor Edwards calls for further increases in high ed spending in next year’s budget. Last year the Legislature OK’d a 47 million dollar boost, but UL System President Jim Henderson wants a 156-million-dollar boost to attract more high level teaching talent, and guarantee the solvency of TOPS.
A report by the D.C. based Environmental Integrity Project shows the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality saw it’s budget cut by 35 percent between 2008 and 2018. Those cuts came while the state saw an increasing number of petrochemical projects take hold, but DEQ Secretary Chuck Brown says it hasn’t significantly hampered their capabilities.
The department also saw a 35 percent decline in staffing during that period, the fourth-highest percentage of cuts to staffing of any state during that period, but LDEQ spokesperson Greg Langley says much of the losses were not to regulatory staff.
A Missisipi man wins a 1.2 million dollar jackpot from a Louisiana Lotto ticket purchased in Kentwood. Lottery spokesperson Dustin Annison says the winner already knows what they’re doing with the money….