Former Saints safety Darren Sharper pleads guilty to drug and rape charges Friday in New Orleans federal court. Michelle Southern reports…
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The US Army agrees to pay for the disposal of the 15-million pounds of M6 propellant improperly stored at Camp Minden in Webster Parish. Eric Gill has more…
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The US Army agrees to pick up the tab on the burning of the 15-million pounds of M6 propellant improperly stored at Camp Minden in Webster Parish. The Louisiana National Guard received a letter from the Department of Justice saying the Army will pay the $28 million to dispose of the materials. Minden Representative Gene Reynolds says this means the project can finally get up and going…
There had been a dispute about the oversight costs of the cleanup effort. Reynolds says the Army will negotiate for those costs. He says once the i’s are dotted and t’s crossed on the contract, he expects work to begin on the site almost immediately…
The M6 will be disposed through a closed burn on the Camp Minden grounds. Although no specific timeline has been set for the destruction of the propellant, Reynolds is glad that there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel…
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Saturday and Sunday is the 2015 Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. Hurricane Season starts Monday and Department of Revenue spokeswoman Kizzy Payton says this weekend Louisiana residents can purchase preparedness items without having to pay the 4 percent state sales tax…:
CUT 6 (05) “emergency supplies”
Payton says eligible items include self powered light sources and radios, gas or diesel fuel tanks, most all types of batteries including those for cell phones, storm shutter devices and more…:
CUT 7 (08) “citizens purchase”
The exemption applies to the first $1500 dollars of the purchase price of each item. Payton says they strongly encourage people to take advantage of this and get prepared now…:
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Former Saints safety Darren Sharper pleads guilty to drug and rape charges Friday in New Orleans federal court. The 39-year-old Sharper pleaded guilty to three counts of conspiracy to distribute drugs with the intent to commit rape. Legal analyst Chick Foret says Sharper’s “global” plea deal limits his sentence to 9 years, which Judge Jane Milazzo can choose to accept or reject…
Sharper is scheduled for sentencing on August 20th. Foret says the hearing was pretty standard. He says the government read into the record the factual basis of Sharper’s case and also talked about the co-defendants in this case, Erik Nunez and Brandon Licciardi…
Under his “global” plea deal, Sharper will plead guilty in state court to two counts of forcible rape and one count of simple rape. Foret says Sharper’s deal with prosecutors in four states looks to be unfolding in his favor…
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In a bizarre incident, Baton Rouge Police report a man wielding an ax went after a police officer. Spokesman Cpl. L’Jean McKneely says officers responded to a call about 41-year-old Deandre Trahan walking around and attempting to burglarize homes. He says after an officer located Trahan and called for backup. McKneely says when the officer stepped out of his car, Trahan attacked him while holding the ax…
McKneely says Trahan overpowered the officer and fled in the police unit. He says they used GPS to locate the cruiser in West Baton Rouge Parish. McKneely says spike strips were deployed to disable the car…
cut 13 (10) “damage to property”
He says Trahan was tased several times, transported to a local hospital for treatment, and booked for armed robbery and criminal damage to property. Additional charges could follow. The officer received moderate injuries in the incident and has been released from the hospital. McKneely says the investigation is ongoing and they are trying to determine what motivated Trahan…
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