A Louisiana Tech Football player has been arrested, charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Ruston police say 20-year-old junior defensive back, Jacob Fields was chaperoning two brothers during a Louisiana Tech recruiting visit. Fields allegedly took the two boys, ages 15 and 17 to an apartment where the 15-year-old smoked marijuana and when he began have an adverse reaction, Fields returned the young man to the hotel where the boys were staying with their mother. Their mother called an ambulance when she noticed the boy’s paranoia.
One of the bills in the legislature getting the most attention is the one that would give the insurance commissioner the authority to reject rates he deems to be excessive, regardless of market conditions. It has passed in the full House and is now awaiting debate in a Senate committee. Governor Landry supports it, but Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple – also a Republican – opposed it. Temple says he has rejected rates because they’re either too low or too high.
Cut 9 (06) “…the drawing board.”
Much of Louisiana including Shreveport, Monroe, Natchitoches, Alexandria, Opelousas, DeRidder, Lake Charles and Lafayette is under a tornado watch until 9 PM tonight and the entire state is under a flood watch. Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin
Bogue Chitto State Park in Washington Parish is undergoing significant expansion with the acquisition of over 800 adjacent acres. Office of State Parks Assistant Secretary Brandon Burris says the newly acquired acres may need some restoration projects in the future to maintain the quality and standards for Louisiana State Parks.