A father suspected of setting fire to his home in New Orleans and killing his three children inside the house is in police custody. NOPD superintendent Ron Lubrano says they tracked down Joseph Washington Senior late Wednesday morning after he leapt from an I-610 overpass in an effort to get away from the cops…
Cut 12 (09) ” aggravated arson.”
The children’s mother told police that Washington was threatening to set their house on fire. She was not at home at the time.
When Republican Jeff Landry takes over as Louisiana’s 57th governor in January, the National Federation of Independent Business hopes he’ll urge lawmakers to cut taxes. NFIB state director Dawn McVea says tax reductions would really benefit small businesses and their employees…
The Louisiana Democratic Party is no longer a legitimate opposition party to the majority Republican Party, according to Dillard University Political Science Professor Robert Collins. He says voter turnout for the gubernatorial election was nearly 30 percent lower than it was four years ago.
Political reporter Tyler Bridges with The Advocate is predicting Metairie Republican Cameron Henry will be elected the next Louisiana Senate President. Bridges says Governor-elect Jeff Landry and Henry have a good relationship politically…