Louisiana State Treasurer John Schroder says the check is in the mail. On Thursday almost 30-thousand unclaimed property checks were mailed out to persons claiming their Unclaimed Property. Those checks total nearly $5-million. Schroder says when the Louisiana Department of Revenue is able to provide Unclaimed Property with current addresses it allows them to unite those lost funds with the proper owner…:

CUT 05(08)      “…of Revenue.”

Visit LaCashClaim.org to check if there’s money waiting in your name.

A bill to make using a hand-held cellphone while driving is dead for the session. Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval told Senate Transportation committee members he’s addressed concerns the bill could result in possible overreach by law enforcement…:

CUT 06(08)      “…the stop people.”

The committee voted to defer; meaning the bill is dead.

The state House has overwhelmingly voted for a measure that would remove the current restrictions on the state’s Name, Image, and Likeness law. Crowley Representative John Stefanski says the bill just puts Louisiana in the same posture as other states…:

CUT 11(12)      “…like you said.”

The bill started in the Senate and must go back there for concurrence on House amendments and what could be final passage…:

A Livingston Parish couple are on the lam, after a home invasion robbery. Deputies says the woman – Alyssa Dennis – reportedly went home with the intended victim, and then let her accomplice – Robert Benson – into the house. They beat the man, held him at bay with his own guns and took his stuff. The pair are at large and considered dangerous.