Third judicial District Attorney John Belton says he’s moving forward with convening a special grand jury in Union Parish to prosecute those involved in the 2019 fatal arrest of Ronald Greene. Belton says he delayed prosecution at the request of the U-S Attorney, but now has been given permission to move forwards. Belton says he believes state and federal crimes were committed.
Colorado State University releases its predictions for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season with 19 named storms.
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Researchers at Baton Rouge’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center identify a chemical compound that COULD be an anti-aging breakthrough. Pennington’s Christopher Axelrod says the recently discovered compound – called BAM15 – prevented age-related muscle loss in older lab mice, by actually making mitochondria in their bodies less efficient…:
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The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival is back, and they are expecting records crowds for its 50th anniversary. Spokesperson Donald Lanier says the last two years have been difficult without the strawberry festival not only for the nonprofits that depend on revenue from the event but for local businesses as well.
The festival begins today at noon and wraps up Sunday at 6 pm.