After blocking a Twitter user from her account, Monroe Senator Katrina Jackson faces a lawsuit…:
CUT 02(33) “…Thorington.”
A teen reportedly involved in an attempted carjacking, who was shot by a Shreveport Police Department officer, is now in custody. 18-year-old Zechariah Stutts allegedly fired on an SPD cop and he fired back. Stutts was wounded and treated, then charged with attempted murder.
A Jefferson Parish lawmaker has filed legislation that would crack down on thieves who break into people’s cars, by stiffening their minimum sentence. Metairie Republican state Representative Laurie Schlegel says her House Bill 16 would impose stiffer penalties on persons who commit a string of burglaries or any burglary within a mile of any fair, festival, entertainment or sports event or parade. Current law calls for sentencing of zero-to-12 years. Schlegel says her bill would add mandatory jail time with a conviction…:
CUT 12(09) “…you’re going to jail.”
Her bill will be debated in the regular legislation session, which begins April 10th.
At LSU in Baton Rouge this morning…:
CUT 03(13) “…up others.”
That’s former Lady Tigers player Delia Taylor, imploring the Board of Supervisors to approve adding former women’s basketball coach Sue Gunter to the name of the Dale Brown Court in the Maravich Assembly Center. The Board voted 6-2 to make that name change, despite abundant opposition.