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.
Governor Edwards is in Glasgow, Scotland for the big Climate Change summit. Speaking at the conference, the Governor says Louisiana is doing its part to address climate change.
Cut 8 (10) “…projects in Louisiana.”
The Governor returns to Louisiana Friday.
State Police are investigating 10 crashes that occurred over the weekend that left one or more people dead in each of them. A total of 12 people were killed in the accidents that happened in north, central, and south Louisiana. At least two children lost their lives according to Sgt. James Anderson.
Cut 13 (08) “…that was killed.”
The Saints beat the Super Bowl champion Buccaneers 36-27 yesterday but likely lost starting quarterback Jameis Winston for the season with a knee injury. Trevor Siemian filled in for Winston, but NFL analyst Mike Detillier expects Taysom Hill will be the starting Q-B once he’s cleared to play after suffering a concussion on October 10th…