The second-in-command at State Police has been put on administrative leave as he’s under an internal investigation for erasing data on his state-issued cell phone. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The Senate Education Committee approves a bill that brings Louisiana’s law for name, image and likeness deals in line with other states, that are using NILs to recruit the best players in the country. Michelle Southern has more…
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Louisiana is under a “red flag warning” today for fire conditions. State Climatologist Barry Keim says that means conditions are ideal for small fires to get out of control. Keim says our current weather conditions have produced an increased risk of fire danger
Keim advises against outdoor burning today, as a result of the low humidity and breezy conditions…
Keim says it’s unusual to see humidity levels this low
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Charges against 23-year-old Aaron Hawkins of Baton Rouge have been upgraded to first-degree murder after the death of his five-year-old daughter. BRPD Sgt. L’Jean McKneely says on April 6th the victim was unresponsive and hospital staff found trauma and bruising on her body. McKneely says the coroner’s report confirmed her cause of death.
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McKneely says Hawkins was being held on cruelty to juvenile charges after he confessed that he often disciplined his daughter with a belt. The case remains under investigation.
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As for how long the child had been abused remains under investigation. McKneely says too often the signs of abuse are ignored and witnesses choose not to get involved. He urges the public to contact law enforcement if they suspect abuse and to intervene before a life is lost.
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State Police arrest one of their own after Lt. Chad Lacoste falsely claimed damage to his vehicle last September. Sgt Dustin Dwight says Lacoste reported he was involved in a hit and run crash in his unmarked department vehicle in Orleans Parish, but investigators found his car was involved in a separate incident the day before in St. Tammany Parish.
Dwight says Lacoste faces one count each of Malfeasance in Office in both St. Tammany and Orleans parishes and one count of Injuring Public Records in Orleans Parish.
Lacoste who has been with the State Police since 2003 and was assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division, is on administrative leave pending the conclusion of the investigation.
Dwight says Superintendent Col Lamar Davis told public safety employees he supports their efforts and…
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A bill heading to the Senate floor puts Louisiana in line with other states’ name, image, and likeness laws. Louisiana approved a law last year that allowed college athletes to receive cash for endorsing products, businesses, or individuals. Marrero Senator Patrick Connick says his bill this year will allow university board members and boosters to participate…
Connick says Texas A-and-M landed the nation’s number one football recruiting class because their boosters negotiated NIL deals for recruits as a way to get them to sign with the Aggies…
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Connick says when they passed a NIL legislation last year, they thought the NCAA would establish nationwide regulations. He says that never happened so Louisiana needs to have its NIL laws match other SEC states…