A case from 2019 that shocked the whole state and made national headlines reaches conclusion, as former Livingston Parish deputy Dennis Perkins pleads guilty to multiple counts of rape, child pornography, sexual battery, and video voyeurism. Some of his victims were juveniles. Investigators said among his crimes, putting his own sperm in cupcake batter, then serving those to school kids. Attorney General Jeff Landry says the plea deal taken by Perkins and his lawyer means victims won’t have to relive the ordeal in court…:

CUT 12(10)      “…this plea.”

Perkins will serve the rest of his life in prison.

The state Highway Safety Commissioner asks that we all be better drivers in 2023. LHSC Director Lisa Freeman says too many have died because someone drove while drunk or high. She says that is there’s no excuse for doing that…:

CUT 11(06)      “…so many options.”

She says also make this the year you leave your cellphone down while driving.

State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley asks school districts to block access to the video sharing app TikTok, due to concerns it records and saves personal information from our devices. He’s asking schools and also clubs, sports teams and extracurricular groups to quit TikTok…:

CUT 05(07)      “…communication screens.”

TikTok is a China-based platform. Other state agencies are also blocking the app from use on state-operated networks and WiFi.

Police in New Orleans are investigating three persons found dead inside a home in Gentilly, near the New Orleans Fairgrounds. NOPD was asked to make wellness check and made the discovery. They are treating it as a homicide due to shell casings found on the floor of the home. Autopsies will try to determine cause of death, but officers say the person have been dead for several days at least. They ask anyone who knows anything to call NOPD or Crimestoppers.