A New Orleans lawmaker says he’s received threats over his bill to purge two Louisiana state Confederate holidays. Representative Matthew Willard says authorities are investigating a voicemail, left on his office number…:
CUT 06 (07) “…and executed.”
His bill has passed the House and a Senate committee; heading now for the Senate floor. Some feel Confederate Memorial Day and Robert E. Lee’s Birthday are part of Louisiana history. Willard says they honor those who fought to preserve slavery, and they need to go.
A Shreveport woman who attacked a couple with a lawnmower blade back in July 2019 has been convicted of aggravated 2nd-degree battery. 44-year-old Juana Wilson could get up to 15 years in prison when she’s sentenced next month.
A Baton Rouge man is in jail for allegedly molesting a 12-year-old girl and recording it on his cellphone. 51-year-old Ronald Thibodeaux is behind bars. No bail has been set.
A St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputy was shot early this morning by a suspect who is only 13-years-old. In an interview with WWL TV, St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith says Deputy Kenneth Doby was on patrol at around 3 this morning, when he answered a call of a suspected burglary. He spied a suspect, they struggled and he was shot in the back. He says Doby was treated at a Covington hospital…:
CUT 04(11) “…for us.”
The suspect, who is only 13, is now in custody.
Marijuana law reform bills move forward through the legislature. One bill, by Shreveport Representative Cedric Glover, would decriminalize possessing weed-related paraphernalia (like a pipe); making that penalty similar to one passed last year for being caught with a tiny amount of cannabis…:
CUT 13(10) “…$50 fine or less.”
The full Senate will debate the bills next.