Rapides Parish investigators are still investigating the tragic hit and run death of former longtime Sheriff William Earl Hilton. Andre Champagne has the story.
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A federal appeals court said Tuesday that a law ordering Louisiana’s public schools and universities to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom will remain in effect while the ACLU appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court. The attorney general’s office said the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is in charge of enforcing the law. Though several school districts have said they won’t post the ten commandments until there’s a final ruling on the law.
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A Senate committee approves legislation that gives lawmakers the ability to remove judges for malfeasance, gross misconduct or incompetence. Monroe Senator Jay Morris says there have been too many instances, particularly in Orleans Parish, where repeat offenders are committing violent crimes.
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Being able to legally carry guns on college campuses will have to wait at least another year. Oil City Representative Danny McCormick has withdrawn his bill because the college students who were set to testify had some scheduling issues. As for his stance on the issue, McCormick says that remains the same.