A single-car crash in Washington Parish claims two lives. Trooper William Huggins says the driver 31-year-old Pamela Brown and 16-year-old Jaquan Brown of Kentwood were both killed when a Hyundai veered off the road shortly after 11 pm Saturday.
Huggins says both were pronounced dead on the scene. Three unrestrained juveniles in the back seat of the car were taken to a local hospital. Impairment is suspected.
Former Saints quarterback Drew Brees was let go from his contract with NBC Sports after just one season, setting off a storm of speculation about his future with Brees even alluding to a possible return to football. Saints coach Dennis Allen doesn’t see a reason to take it seriously.
The Senate Finance Committee approved a proposed budget for the next fiscal year that does not match Governor Edwards’ wish list. For example, Edward’s wanted two-thousand dollar pay raises for teachers, and only $15-hundred has been approved. Senate President Page Cortez says a lot of one-time money investments will go toward higher education needs.
The full Senate is expected to vote on the budget Thursday.
A changing of the guard, or more accurately the chiefs is underway as Butch Browning, the state’s longest-serving fire marshal, hands the baton to Daniel Wallis – his former right-hand man – after 14 years of leadership. Spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue…:
Cut 13 (11) “…state for decades.”
Browning moves on to the position of executive director of the National Association of State Fire Marshalls.