Governor Bobby Jindal takes another step toward a potential presidential run by sending two members of his staff to Iowa. Taylor Teepell and Matt Parker will move to the Hawkeye State where they’ll work for the governor’s new political organization called the America Future Project. LaPolitics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says this shows how serious Jindal is about running for president…:
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The governor is expected to make an official announcement following this year’s legislative session.

The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s office says a 9-year-old child who was sleeping was injured in an overnight drive by shooting in Donaldsonville. They say someone drove by the residence and opened fire where the child was in bed. The injuries are not considered life threatening. The investigation is ongoing.

The prison population in Louisiana is going down for the first time in years. Secretary of Corrections Jimmy LeBlanc told the House Appropriations Committee that from 2006-2009 the state added about 1200 new prisoners a year. He says if that would have continued, there would have been about 44,000 inmates at the end of 2014 instead of closing the year with about 38,000 prisoners…:
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LeBlanc says since 2012, Louisiana has seen a drop of almost 3000 inmates.

The Investigation Discovery show Web of Lies tonight will feature of the story of the murder of 12-year-old Justin Bloxom who was killed by death row inmate Brian Horn. In happened in 2010 in Stonewall, when the convicted sex offender lured Bloxom to his death with fake text messages pretending to be a girl from school. The DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s office supports the program airing tonight at 9.