Baton Rouge Police arrest 38-year-old Ronn Bell in the murder of civil rights activist Saide Roberts-Joseph. The 75-year-old was found dead in her trunk on Friday and was a local icon, and founder of Baton Rouge’s African American history museum. Chief Murphy Paul credits great police work.
A preliminary autopsy found that Roberts-Joseph died from being suffocated.
Governor’s race finance reports are out and Governor Edwards has 9.6 million cash on hand, while Republicans Eddie Rispone and Congressman Abraham have 9.8 and 1.3 million dollars respectively. Rispone has mostly self funded, and UL Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross says the candidate needs to ramp up his campaign.
Rispone raised 277,000 dollars from contributions during that period.
An East Feliciana Parish man has been arrested for the second time in four months for his role in a fatal wreck.
The Bonnet Carre Spillway will remain open longer than officials hoped because of Hurricane-slash-Tropical Storm Barry. Corps of Engineers spokesperson Ricky Boyett says before they can close the Spillway, the Mississippi river must drop to 21 feet at the structure in St. Charles Parish, but that has yet to happen…