A four-year-old girl was fatally stabbed to death on Sunday morning in New Orleans and a two-year-old boy is in critical condition with stab wounds. Police have charged 31-year-old Janee Pedescleaux has been charged with murder, attempted murder and cruelty to a juvenile. NOLA-dot-com reports investigators believe the woman is the mother of the two victims.

DNA technology in the state advances to solving crimes quicker, Brooke Thorington has more
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One year from today, qualifying will begin in the 2023 governor’s race and U-L-M Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says it’s difficult to predict how large the field will be….
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Governor John Bel Edwards can not run for a third term and several Republicans are rumored to be candidates, John Kennedy, Bill Cassidy, Jeff Landry, Billy Nungesser, John Schroeder and state senator Sharon Hewitt. Stockley says if Kennedy gets in the race it could reduce the field significantly.

Congress recently passed the PACT Act which expands medical coverage for former service members with toxic exposures. There are concerns that V-A facilities will have difficulty handling the influx of patients. John Wells is the chairman of the Slidell-based Military Veterans Advocacy…
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The legislation invests in V-A claims processing.