The Louisiana Supreme Court appoints St. Tammany and Washington Parish District Attorney Collin Sims to examine the decision to seek an indictment against Attorney General Liz Murrill. An Orleans Parish grand jury indicted Murrill in early July on malfeasance and public intimidation charges, but the charges were later dismissed. New Orleans Metro Crime Commission President Rafael Goyeneche says the investigation is unusual.
Officials say the Gator Task Force, which targets violent crime and drug trafficking, is paying dividends. Governor Landry says when he took office in 2024, Louisiana had three cities ranked in the top ten for the most dangerous cities in the country. Landry says today none of those cities are ranked in the top ten for crime.
The coroner of St. Tammany Parish is sounding the alarm on an uptick in suicides. Dr. Christopher Tape says the parish is on pace for 60 suicides this year, which would be a record. He says most of these suicides are not planned in advance.
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LSU may have annihilated Texas A-and-M Saturday night, but that win may have come at a cost. Linebacker Whit Weeks may be lost for the season with a broken leg, and quarterback Sam Leavitt played through a hamstring injury. Kiffin says the team will be extremely cautious with Leavitt this week, but the injury actually helped him stay in the pocket and throw the ball better.
LSU hosts McNeese Saturday at 6:45.