State Trooper Jacob Brown of Rayville has been charged with one count of Aggravated Second-Degree Battery and Malfeasance in Office for allegedly using excessive and unjustifiable force during an arrest in Ouachita Parish in May of 2019. Trooper Michael Reichhardt says 30-year-old Brown was assisting the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s office…
Cut 10 (04) “…administrative investigation.”
A law office in Monroe has identified the victim as Aaron Bowman.
The hospitals are filling up and we’ve got another near 3,000 case day to report again in Louisiana, but in some good news vaccine rollout is imminent in Louisiana for frontline healthcare workers. The bad news is there are fears that some in the public will refuse to take it once publicly available. Governor Edwards says he hopes those folks change their mind but it won’t be mandatory, and…
We’re awaiting final emergency approval of the Pfizer vaccine from the FDA.
An AARP dashboard report indicates nursing homes in Louisiana face concerning trends. AARP State Director Denise Botcher says an adequate supply of medical-grade PPE is vital and with only 17-percent of facilities reporting a one-week supply, she fears the worst.
In the past two weeks, six people have died in fires in Louisiana. While the causes remain undetermined, State Fire Marshal Spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue believes unsafe heating practices could be factors.
Last year 75 people in Louisiana died due to fires and another 70 lives have been claimed in 2020.