A bill that would end the death penalty in Louisiana is scheduled for discussion in a Senate Committee today. Outspoken death penalty opponent and author of “Dead Man Walking”, Sister Helen Prejean says it’s time to do it because Louisiana hasn’t actually executed anyone in many years…:
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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says the recent dismissal of a death penalty lawsuit opens the door for Louisiana to resume executions.

A Caddo Parish man is in jail after deputies discovered guns and marijuana with a street value of 61-thousand dollars at his home. Caddo Sheriff’s office spokesperson Bia Roldan says 24-year-old Derrick Johnson was arrested after one of his dogs killed a neighbor’s dog which led to a search warrant of his home after deputies smelled a strong odor of marijuana on him…
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Volunteers are showing their Love for the Boot this week and picking up trash in an effort to Keep Louisiana Beautiful. Brooke Thorington has the dirt.
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St. James Parish deputies have arrested a man for stealing crawfish from a pond in Vacherie. The crawfish pond’s owner complained about crawfish thefts the night before 40-year-old Lance Rodrigue of LaPlace was caught trespassing. During the investigation, deputies determined Rodrigue allegedly had three sacks filled with stolen crawfish. Such a crime is punishable up to ten years in prison in Louisiana.