Baton Rouge Representative Larry Selders is charged with DWI, reckless operation, and driving under a suspended license. Trooper Christian Reed says officers witnessed Selders doing burnouts near LSU.
Cut 9 (07) “…doing a burnout.”
Selders took a breath test, was arrested, and released on a summons. He released a statement saying he takes public safety seriously and is committed to making better decisions.
The CDC and the FBI say the 2020 homicide rate for rural Louisiana was almost three times higher than the national average. LSU Health New Orleans Criminologist, Peter Scharf says it comes down to drugs and the fact that rural law enforcement doesn’t have the capacity to address the issue.
New research has determined the mounds on LSU’s campus near Tiger Stadium are the oldest known manmade structures in North America. LSU Geology and Geophysics Professor Emeritus Brooks Ellwood says the age estimate is based on studying sediment from the bottom of the mounds which is ash from burned reed and cane plants as well as charred mammal bone fragments…
Several Calcasieu Parish School buildings are still under repair from Hurricane Laura—which struck southwest Louisiana as a category four storm two years ago. Schools superintendent Shannon Lafargue says the school system has maxed out its insurance and really needs FEMA’s help.