More details are now available regarding the triple homicide in Bastrop that took the lives of three teens Wednesday night. After receiving multiple 9-1-1 calls about shots fired, Morehouse Parish Sheriff’s deputies mobilized. Chief Deputy Jeremy Mardis says a retired reserve deputy was the first to reach the scene.
Cut 10 (12) “…laying in the street.”
Two victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while the third died from his injuries at Morehouse General Hospital.
Governor John Bel Edwards says he and Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col Lamar Davis will cooperate with the Department of Justice’s civil investigation of state police. Kristen Clarke, US Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division says such cooperation will assist in their thorough investigation.
Louisiana Association of Business & Industry (LABI) CEO Stephen Waguespack says the legislature made good use of billions in federal dollars to address road and bridge needs in the most recent session. He says there’s always a temptation for lawmakers to use big windfalls of one-time money on recurring expenditures…:
Cut 5 (09) “…unemployment trust funds.”
LBI also applauds the legislature’s investments in workforce development.
As the country continues to face record inflation, food banks continue to meet unprecedented demand. Natasha Curley with Second Harvest in Louisiana says demand has been nonstop since COVID, and with three devastating hurricanes and now the economy, demand has only increased.
Cut 7 (07) “…also helps.”
Curley says there are many individuals who continue to donate as well.