Randy Smith’s tenure as sheriff of St. Tammany Parish is over after pleading guilty to attacking podcaster Bobby Couvillion at a Madisonville Restaurant. Smith pleaded guilty to felony battery and disturbing the peace by public intoxication. As part of the plea deal, he can reduce the felony battery conviction to a misdemeanor if he completes an 18-month treatment program that will address his alcohol issues. Rafael Goyeneche, the president of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, says Smith did not receive preferential treatment..
In Kenner, 50-year-old Shawn Bell was arrested after authorities found 54 dogs in his home. Cops say they the dogs were living in crowded, unsanitary and unsafe conditions. Bell is accused of illegally breeding Australian Shepherds.
A Baton Rouge area pastor charged with second-degree battery explains why beat up his neighbor’s 20-year-old son.
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Governor Landry’s plan to keep paying a two-thousand dollar stipend that teachers have received for the last three years has been approved by lawmakers. But former Central School System Superintendent Michael Faulk says the plan is illegal, because it’s taking money away from the public school funding formula…
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A court hearing on the teacher pay plan is scheduled for Monday.