An Amite man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to killing a 35-year-old woman and her four-year-old daughter. Daniel Callihan’s attorney, Kerry Cuccia, says his client is a different person than he was 15 months ago.
Early voting starts Saturday in the New Orleans mayoral election, and polls show it could be a runaway for Helena Moreno. UNO Political Science Professor Ed Chervenak says the other two major candidates, Royce Duplessis and Oliver Thomas, are pulling out all the stops in portraying Moreno in a negative light.
Cut 5 (10) “…the city council.”
Early voting runs through October 4th; Election Day is October 11th.
Saturday is National Seat Check Saturday, and the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is setting up nine free safety seat inspection stations around the state from nine to noon. Bridget Gardner, the state director for the Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force, says an improperly installed seat or an improperly buckled child is as dangerous as a lack of a child safety seat altogether.
Cut 10 (14) “…room for injury.”
Big day for LSU Saturday as they face Ole Miss in Oxford. ESPN analyst and former LSU defensive tackle Booger McFarland says the Tigers must be able to run the ball efficiently in order to open up other parts of the offense.