A family of four in Jefferson Parish is dead in what appears to be a murder-suicide. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says a call came in to 9-1-1 early this morning; giving the address in the city of Harvey, and offering a dire message…:
CUT 09(09) “…we found, unfortunately.”
Inside they found the bodies of an adult male, and adult female, and two young men ages 14 and 20. Lopinto says they are sorting through the crime scene to determine who exactly pulled the trigger.
The Humane Society of Louisiana is once again helping Mardi Grad parade horses find homes, so Carnival season isn’t their last. HSLA Director Jeff Dorson says when they learned that many of these horses were often sold for slaughter, they created the Mardi Gras Horses Adoption Program…:
CUT 06(12) “…really well”
Find more information on their Facebook page.
In Baton Rouge, two 14-year-old boys have been arrested for the armed carjacking of an elderly woman Tuesday afternoon, in the city’s historic Spanish Town district. The victim was roughed up but not seriously hurt. The boys are charged with 1st-degree robbery.
A court by any other name…? The LSU Board of Supervisors will vote Friday on the proposed re-naming of the Dale Brown Court, in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, to include long-time women’s coach Sue Gunter. Sports broadcaster and Shreveport native Tim Brando says it’s only been a couple years since the court was named for Brown, but one Board member, Mary Leach Warner, is angry about the omission of Gunter…:
CUT 04(06) “…happened here.”
Gunter passed away in 2005. Brown is still with us. She won over 700 games in her career at LSU. Brown won 448.