A south Louisiana man, who went on the run for more than 20 years after raping and molesting several children in the 1990s, has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences in prison. Calcasieu Parish District Attorney Stephen Dwight says 61-year-old Van Leo was brought back from Sprit Lake, Iowa to stand trial in Louisiana. He says the victims were between the ages of four and 12-years-old and the crimes happened from 1992 to 2000….
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Dwight says the juvenile victims were either family members or friends of his family.
LSU Health Shreveport is awarded their first National Science Foundation grant — 7.5-million dollars to launch a new research center. Senior Associate Dean, Dr. Oren Rom says they will teach students the basic skills in biotechnology and molecular biology, specifically in the field of metabolic research to combat diseases like obesity, diabetes and liver disease.
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You can count Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple among those who would support a change to how the National Hurricane Center rates the strength of hurricanes. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Ole Miss handed LSU football its first loss of the season. LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier had one of his worst games in the purple and gold, throwing for only 197 yards with a touchdown and costly interception. Although Nussmeier struggled for most of the night, Kelly says the offense’s failure comes as a collective unit.
The final score was 24-19