Five inmates from last Friday’s jailbreak at the Orleans Parish jail have been captured and five of them remain on the run. And State Police announced this afternoon that two people have been arrested for allegedly assisting some of the fugitives. The individuals arrested have been identified as 32-year-old Cortnie Harris of New Orleans and 38-year-old Corvanntay Baptist of Slidell..

Meanwhile, the calls are growing for the Orleans sheriff to resign…

Cut 1 (33) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein”

The Louisiana House has approved legislation that would increase the tax on online sports betting operators like Draft Kings and Fan Duel. The tax would increase from 15-percent to 21.5 percent and Division one college athletic programs would receive some of the revenue, two million dollars for each school. Piper Hutchinson with the Louisiana Illuminator says the bill’s author, Columbia Representative Neil Riser, originally proposed a higher tax…

Cut 14 (09) “….their lobbying efforts”

The measure heads to the Senate for more discussion.

The Jimmie Davis Bridge Construction project has hit the one-year mark. DOTD spokesperson Erin Buchannan says the contractor continues to make progress with building the foundations of the new four-lane bridge in Bossier and Caddo Parishes and significant work is underway to realign and widen LA 511 on both sides of the river…

Cut 5 (09) “…two years from now”