Coronavirus fears have many lawmakers at the Capitol avoiding the customary hugs and glad-handing. Many lawmakers were business as usual before Monday’s news of the state’s first case broke. New Orleans Representative Royce Duplessis says he shook a lot of hands earlier in the morning…
Governor Edwards announced this afternoon two more presumptive cases of coronavirus, bringing the grand total to three in Louisiana. All are in the New Orleans area.
Six people have been arrested in a human trafficking sting executed by north Louisiana law enforcement. Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Lt. Bill Davis says the arrests took place at an area hotel.
Three of those arrested were also hit with drug charges.
Washington Parish Sheriff’s deputies make an arrest in the shooting death of 17-year-old Ja’Quarius Taylor. Taylor was shot in the head three times in January and his body was found in a wooded area near the town of Angie. Chief Deputy Mike Haley says their suspect is the victim’s cousin, 20-year-old Jo’Andre Dawson. Haley says the family expected the suspect would be someone Taylor knew.
Cut 13 (09) “…was a relative.”
Bond is set at $800,000.
A New Iberia woman is dead and her boyfriend, 59-year-old Luis D. Valdez is charged with second degree murder. Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Lt. Col. Wendell Raborn says deputies were dispatched to the scene in reference to a possible homicide just before 10 PM Saturday night.
Cut 9 (12) “…the victim deceased.″
The manner of death has not been released and the victim has been identified as 38-year-old Stephanie Worley.