Former DeRidder Mayor Misty Roberts has been sentenced to 90 days in prison for having sex with a teenage boy during a pool party. The prosecution was looking for the max sentence, 17 years, because the illegal act occurred while she was mayor. Pamela Sleezer covered the trial for the American Press and says Judge Kent Savoie did not her elected position into consideration…
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Louisiana Radio Network distributed information to its affiliates that misidentified the former Mayor as Misti Cordell. LRN regrets the error.
Antonio Tyson will live the rest of his life on death row for the 2022 brutal murders of Father Otis Young of Covington and his caretaker Ruth Prats. ST. Tammany D-A Collin Sims says Tyson committed the murders after serving 30 years for charges of forcible rape, armed robbery and burglary…
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Tyson will serve his life sentence on death row, but will not be put to death, because of his mental health issues.
According to the Louisiana Emergency Response Network, ATV and UTV wrecks cause 500 hospital trips a year, 100 of those are ICU visits, between nine and 14 result in deaths. That’s why the state is launching a Statewide Youth ATV-UTV Safety Task Force Initiative. Jay Cripple with the New Orleans Regional Safety Commission, says Louisiana 4-H has a nationally recognized training program, which they plan to promote…
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is providing a special black-bellied whistling duck hunting season. It will run from October 3rd to the 11th with a possession limit of 12. LDWF Waterfowl Program manager Jason Olszak says there’s been a growing abundance of this species…
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