LSU’s storybook season came to a sudden end Monday night, but Kim Mulkey and the Tigers have laid a foundation for the future. David Grubb has more…
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The House committee looking into a possible cover-up involving State Police’s investigation into the fatal arrest of Ronald Greene try to find out why some high-ranking troopers had their phones wiped clean. Jeff Palermo has more…
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The magic had to end sometime, though LSU fans hoped it would not be this soon as the Lady Tigers were defeated by Ohio State, 79-64 in the second round of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. LSU finished 26-6 after winning just nine games a season ago. Coach Kim Mulkey calls this season a tremendous success.
More than anything, the excitement returned to a program that had been missing some for more than a decade. As the wins came, the crowds followed. Coach Mulkey said that feeling is bigger than basketball.
The nature of college sports makes it impossible to linger at the moment too long, with fans already raising their expectations for next season. Before that, Kim Mulkey made sure to take a pause and thank the seniors who she leaned on to make this year’s turnaround happen.
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Disgraced nursing home owner Bob Dean reportedly shot off his thumb during an incident in Thomaston, Georgia when transferring a number of guns from one vehicle to another at a local car dealership. New Orleans Attorney Madro (Mod-drow) Bandaris who’s representing a nursing home patient in one of many lawsuits says Dean is quite the toxic defendant.
Bandaris’ client lost both of her legs after complications of the mass evacuation of more than 800 residents to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish in 2021 during Hurricane Ida.
Bandaris says he was informed Dean’s wife called Thomaston Police to their Georgia property and Dean reportedly refused medical care after the March 4th shooting.
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In February Dean’s attorneys told the court their client has dementia and should not have to sit for depositions regarding the nursing home lawsuits. Bandaris says if the shooting incident involving Dean’s thumb occurred in Louisiana, his gun collection would be confiscated.
In addition to the nursing home lawsuits in Louisiana, Dean will be charged in Georgia with reckless conduct, firing a weapon near a public road and firing a gun on another’s property. To date, Dean has not been arrested in Georgia.
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Four teenagers involved in the horrific New Orleans carjacking that claimed the life of a 73-year old Linda Frickey Monday have been arrested. Frickey was dragged to her death and died after her arm was severed. NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson says a 17-year-old male, a 16-year old girl, and two 15-year old girls could be charged as adults.
Ferguson says two of the teen’s parents turned in their own children after surveillance video of the suspects in the carjacking was released.
He says their cooperation then led them to a residence where the remaining suspects were arrested.
With three of the four suspects female, Ferguson was asked if the recent increase in females committing violent crimes is disturbing.
All four are facing second-degree murder charges in the death of Frickey.
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The special House committee looking into the 2019 fatal arrest of motorist Ronald Greene tried to figure out today why the phones belonging to three high-ranking State Police officers were wiped clean in 2020. State Police staffer Triet Le sanitized the phones of Kevin Reeves, Doug Cain, and Mike Noel and told state Representative Denise Marcelle says he did it because that’s what he was asked to do…
Lt. Colonel Doug Cain says he could not say why his phone was sanitized because there is a new internal investigation into why the phones were wiped. Houma Representative Tanner Magee says State Police says they want to be transparent, but this is not a sign of transparency…
Marcelle told Cain it’s a travesty he can not say why his phone was wiped clean…