Governor John Bel Edwards is in Scotland for the COPS26 Climate Conference. Edwards noted that the state, through its coastal restoration projects, is working to minimize the loss of coastal lands as the result of hurricanes and storms that decrease Louisiana’s coastline far too often.
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26-year old Blake Bardwell, a correctional officer is now behind bars facing murder charges in the death of his wife and child. Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Glen Springfield says they were called to his Monroe residence just after 1:30 Sunday afternoon and found the two bodies, Bardwell was later arrested and immediately fired from his job.
State troopers continue to investigate ten fatal crashes across Louisiana over the Halloween weekend. Sergeant James Anderson….
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The unusually high number of violent crashes left 12 people dead, including two children. A Grant Parish woman, 38-year-old Miranda Sue Derrick was charged with vehicular homicide in a two-vehicle accident Halloween evening on U.S. 165.
The Saints beat the Super Bowl champion Buccaneers 36-27 yesterday and starting quarterback Jameis Winston is out for the season with a knee injury. Trevor Siemian (SIM-ee-en) filled in for Winston, Sunday and Saints offensive tackle Ryan Ramcyzk (Ram-check) says Simiem played well under tough circumstances…