Safety concerns at state juvenile facilities force Governor Edwards to utilize State Police and Correctional Officers for support. David Grubb has more…:

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Gas or gambling? Which would you choose? State Gaming Control officials say winnings at Louisiana casino were down almost 10-percent for May 2022. One easy explanation is runaway inflation and the high cost of gasoline forcing potential gamblers to stay home.

State Police say two young men – ages 17 and 18 – were killed Sunday night, as they dealt with car trouble along Interstate 10 near Jennings. Trooper Derek Senegal says the boys’ car ran out of gas & they called for help. He says, as they were receiving aid from a relative, they walked a few feet over to the I-10 frontage road…:

CUT 10(07)      “…another vehicle.”

Senegal says the driver of the Jeep stopped and called for help. He told officers he could not see the boys in the glare from oncoming headlights. The crash is under investigation.

State Police have named their new second-in-command, after the retirement of Lt. Colonel Doug Cain. Cain was embroiled in the 2019 death of Ronald Greene while in LSP custody. Today, it was announced that Lt. Colonel Chavez Cammon will take over Cain’s role immediately. Cammon has been openly critical of State Police’s handling of the Greene investigation; comparing it to “torture and murder.”