An Addis police officer faces two counts of negligent homicide after his vehicle struck a car and killed two Brusly teenage girls during a high-speed chase Saturday. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Websites with pornographic material are now required to verify a user’s age in Louisiana or face consequences. Brooke Thorington explains.
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The field for the 2023 governor’s race should become more clear this month. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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An Addis police officer faces two counts of negligent homicide after his vehicle struck a car with three passengers in Brusly and killed two teenage girls while he was participating in a high-speed chase Saturday. 18th Judicial District Attorney Tony Clayton says once the evidence comes out the public will be enraged over Officer David Cauthron’s actions.
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17-year-old Maggie Dunn and 15-year-old Caroline Gill were killed and Maggie’s brother Liam Dunn was also injured in the crash.
Authorities were pursuing 24-year-old Tyquel Zanders who allegedly stole a family member’s vehicle and led them on a chase in both East and West Baton Rouge parishes, that reached speeds of 110 miles per hour. Clayton expects there will be legislation to better define when officers can and cannot pursue a suspect at high rates of speed.
Zanders also faces charges in the deaths of the two teens.
Clayton says he believes the two charges of negligent homicide and one charge of negligent injuring are warranted against Cauthron.
Grief and crisis counselors will be at Brusly High School to assist students with the loss of their classmates.
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As of January 1st, websites that have pornographic material must verify a user’s age in Louisiana or face consequences. Metairie Representative Laurie Schlegel, who’s also a licensed counselor, authored the legislation because of the harmful effects pornography can have on children, like depression, and anxiety and they’re more likely to…
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Schlegel says pornography is also tied to two of society’s greatest ills like sexual assault and human trafficking.
She believes age verification should be the gold standard when it comes to pornography which Schlegel says is just a click away and too accessible for children.
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Louisiana is the first state to pass such a law and Schlegel hopes to see the issue addressed on a federal level.
Schlegel says accountability will come when companies are sued for allowing minors access to hardcore pornography. She says websites would verify someone’s age in collaboration with LA Wallet.
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2023 is shaping up to be a fascinating year for state politics with a governor’s race taking place in the fall. We still don’t know who is exactly running, but political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says we are expecting a decision from junior U-S Senator John Kennedy…
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Kennedy won re-election in November to a second term in the U-S Senate. But the 71-year-old announced in early November he’s considering a run for Governor. Pinsonat says if Kennedy decides not to run, we could have a large field of candidates, but they’ll need to raise a lot of money to compete with Attorney General Jeff Landry, who already has the endorsement of the state Republican Party…
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This is also Governor John Bel Edwards’ final year in office as it’s a lame-duck year for Edwards and the Louisiana Legislature. But Pinsonat says trying to get more private property insurance companies into the state will be a goal…
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LSU’s matchup with Purdue in the Citrus Bowl was not much of a game as the Fighting Tigers blew out the Boilermakers 63-7 in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. The Tigers had nearly 600 yards of offense. Sophomore wide receiver Malik Nabers had nine catches for 163 yards and a touchdown, he also threw a TD pass on a trick play…
Jayden Daniels started at quarterback as expected, but back-up Garrett Nussmeier also saw significant snaps. Daniels threw for 139 yards and a TD pass, while Nussmeier had 173 yards passing and two touchdowns and an interception. Coach Brian Kelly says Daniels still goes into the offseason as the starter…
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The Tigers played stellar defense as they intercepted three passes and had four sacks. Kelly says he was impressed with their play…
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What a victory for Tulane yesterday in the Cotton Bowl as the Green Wave rallied back from a 15-point deficit to beat U-S-C 46-45 to finish a magical season with a 12-2 record. Coach Willie Fritz led the turnaround of a program that won just two games last season…
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Tulane found themselves down 45-30 with 4 minutes and 30 seconds left. A fourth touchdown run by Tyjae Spears, a safety and then a touchdown pass with nine seconds left produced the comeback. Fritz says his team showed great heart…
Alex Bauman caught the touchdown pass that tied the game at 45 with nine seconds left. Initially, the referee ruled it was an incomplete pass, but Bauman knew that instant replay would show he caught the pass in the end zone…
The extra point gave Tulane a dramatic victory.