Could DiamondJacks Casino in Bossier City reopen now that the Camellia Bay Resort Casino project in Slidell was voted down by voters in St. Tammany Parish? Jeff Palermo has the story…
The pilot of a Bell 407 helicopter is presumed dead after the aircraft crashed early this afternoon on the eastbound lanes of the Bonnet Carre Spillway in St. John’s Parish. No other vehicles were said to be involved and officials say fog may have played a role in the tragedy. The FAA is on the scene investigating. The chopper was left in blackened rubble after obviously bursting into flames. Traffic on I-12 East is being diverted until the crash scene can be investigated and cleared.
A state police detective who investigated if troopers used excessive force in the death of Ronald Greene answered questions from the Senate Select Committee on State Police Oversite and told lawmakers his recommendations were ignored by his superiors. LSP Sgt. Albert Paxton answered a series of questions by Monroe Senator Katrina Jackson.
In May 2019 Major Jason Turner was in charge of the criminal investigation of officers and head of the investigation into Greene’s death. Turner was later promoted by LSP Superintendent Lamar Davis to head of the Criminal Investigative Division and part of his job was to see how other states managed use of force complaints