You can now place your mobile sports bets in Louisiana. In November 2020, 55 parishes voted to legalize sports betting and today the digital dollars begin to flow. Eric Ramsey of the PlayUSA.com network expects plenty of people who’ve never placed a bet before to get in on the action.
Calcasieu Sheriff Tony Mancuso announces the formation of the South West Louisiana Human Trafficking Task Force. He says he was moved by a discussion he had with one woman who was a trafficking victim, who felt her cries for help were going un-heard…:
Cut 9 (08) “…gonna listen to you.”
The task force will educate the community how to recognize trafficking and offer victims assistance.
According to the Louisiana Department of Health in addition to COVID cases on the downward trend, the most recent reporting week also shows flu cases declining. State Epidemiologist, Teresa Sokol the majority of flu cases in the US and Louisiana have been detected as the H3N2 variety.
Cut 11 (09) “…young children.”
The Louisiana Children’s Code gives district attorneys the authority to prosecute juveniles as adults in cases such as violent crimes, for example, murder, attempted murder, and aggravated burglary or battery committed with a firearm. District Attorney Don Landry is enforcing that and says it’s not just their charges that are impacted.
Cut 15 (11) “…detention facility.”
Landry is the district attorney in Acadian, Lafayette, and Vermilion parishes.