A settlement is reached that could prevent several death row inmates from receiving a clemency hearing. Jeff Palermo has the story…
33-year-old Ian Howard, the man who fatally killed Lafayette Police Corporal Michael Middlebrook six years ago, accepted a plea deal and will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Howard also wounded two store employees and another officer and was charged with three counts of first-degree attempted murder. He will serve 150 years in jail.
33-year-old Morgan Freche (fur-chay), a former Tangipahoa middle school teacher, was charged with third-degree rape after she had an alleged affair with a now 17-year-old student. A police report alleges the student fathered Freche’s child. As to the question of whether the student is the father of Freche’s child, Legal analyst Franz Borghardt says a paternity test would confirm if the juvenile is the biological father or not.
The allegations of sexual misconduct, investigators say, date back approximately two years.
A television ad by the Environmental Defense Action Fund calls on Louisiana gubernatorial candidates to champion coastal priorities during their campaigns. Director of Federal Affairs Cathleen Berthelot says it’s critical for the state’s next governor to invest in Louisiana’s working coast and protect coastal communities.