Governor John Bel Edwards’ plan to send the most violent inmates from the troubled Bridge City Center for Youth to Angola state prison comes under fire. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
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Congresswoman Julia Letlow will face opposition in November as she seeks re-election to her second term in the 5th Congressional District. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Governor John Bel Edwards’ plan to send the most violent inmates from the troubled Bridge City Center for Youth to Angola state prison is coming under fire. The juvenile jail has had four violent escapes so far this year. Among critics of the plan is Loyola University professor of law Hector Linares (lih-NAR es) says it seems like a bad decision, and a possible violation of federal law…:
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The Governor and Department of Corrections say the juvenile inmates will be segregated from the adult population at Angola. Linares says federal law dictates under those circumstances juveniles and adults must not see or hear each other, and perhaps that hasn’t been considered…:
Cut 4 (09) “…also be illegal.”
He wonders if segregated dining and medical infirmary accommodations have been taken into account.
Other critics of the plan say it unfairly punishes people of color. A small crowd gathered Thursday night outside the Bridge City Center to protest moving detainees to Angola. Linares says, if state officials sought a quick fix for problems at the center, this was not a good choice. He suggests moving the LEAST violent detainees to lower-security facilities, rather than this option…:
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The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has finished its largest barrier island restoration project, with the completion of the Terrebonne Basin Barrier Islands. The project restored one-thousand acres of barrier island habitat. Project manager April Newman says these islands will provide storm surge protection
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The 166-million dollar project used funds from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Newman says the barrier islands will help reduce storm surge and flooding for the mainland….
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Newman says the project utilized nearly nine million cubic yards of dredged sediment…
Newman says one of the islands, Trinity East Island, held up well to Hurricane Ida’s Category Four winds.
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The media picks LSU football to finish in fifth place in the highly competitive SEC West. As expected Alabama is the preseason favorite. The projected order following the Crimson Tide is Texas A-and-M, Arkansas, Ole Miss and LSU. Tiger Rag Editor Tim Buckley says there are a lot of question marks with this group of Tigers…
Buckley says LSU’s ranking is the result of not having an established starter at quarterback, the offensive line is inexperienced, unproven running backs and only one established player at wide receiver…..
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LSU wide receiver Kayshon Boutte is a preseason All-SEC first team selection and edge rusher B-J Ojulari is also a first-team pick. Buckley says the media that covers the SEC looks at LSU as being a year or two away from really competing in college football’s toughest division
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Congresswoman Julia Letlow qualified Friday to run for re-election. The first Republican female to represent the state in Congress touted her accomplishments in her first term and also spoke of the importance of her appointment to the House Appropriations Committee and what it means to the 5th Congressional District.
Hunter Pullen who served in the Marines is Letlow’s lone challenger. The West Monroe Republican says after having to wait months for medical care from the VA, he was inspired to continue his service to the country.
Letlow also spoke of her Parent’s Bill of Rights legislation which gives parents the ability to be more informed of their child’s curriculum and notification of violent activity at school. Letlow was asked about her feelings on gun reform efforts after recent school shootings.
Pullen spoke of two occasions where the VA forced him to wait for an extended period of time for both initial appointments and follow-up care. He says veterans are forced to trust the government for their healthcare. Pullen says experienced a significant delay in cancer treatment.