Shreveport Police have charged 18-year-old Shamichael Pearson with second-degree murder in connection to the shooting death of 17-year-old Huntington High Student Devin Meyers. Sgt. Angie Willhite says investigators talked with witnesses and obtained surveillance footage quickly after the Thursday shooting. As for a motive, Willhite says investigators say the two had an ongoing dispute.
Meyers was known as a star athlete at Huntington and a starter for the boys’ basketball team who one last night to enter semifinal play.
Triple-A reports another large jump in gas prices as the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline shot up a dime to $3.73. State Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says not only is the price at the pump skyrocketing so is the cost of fertilizer because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Cut 4 (09) “…challenging times”
New Orleans Representative Matthew Willard was shocked to find out the state still had two officially recognized holidays honoring the Confederacy on the books. So he has introduced a bill for the next session to remove both Robert E. Lee Day and Confederate Memorial Day as legal holidays.
Cut 9 (11) “…to remove those.”
If Marrero Senator Patrick Connick has his way, single-use plastic bags at retailers will no longer be allowed in Louisiana in an effort to reduce the ever-growing trash problem. Connick says he’s tired of seeing plastic bags on the side of roads and he’s introduced legislation.
Senate Bill 155 would impose a $100 penalty for the first violation, $200 for the second, and $500 for the third and any subsequent violations