Everywhere else in the country today it’s just Tuesday, but here in Louisiana its Fat Tuesday, a tradition like no other. You could not ask for a better Mardi Gras weather wise. Warm temperatures and no rain and these parade goers are enjoying the day…:
Cut 07 (07) “…celebrating life.”
It all ends at midnight tonight, when Lent officially begins.
Lawmen in southwest Louisiana arrest a 19-year-old in connection with Sunday night’s fatal shooting of a person in the Coteau area. Iberia Sheriff’s spokesperson Katherine Breaux says Caiden Sheridan was arrested for 2nd degree murder by Lake Charles Police Monday. She says IPSO was first notified of the crime at around 7pm Sunday…:
CUT 10 (11) “…on foot.”
The victim’s name has not been released as yet.
Shreveport Police and Louisiana State Police have been fast and transparent in the recent officer-involved shooting death of 43-year-old Alonzo Bagley; releasing body cam footage & other evidence to the public quickly. This contrasts with the 2019 case of Ronald Greene, wherein body cam footage was suppressed for over a year, before it leaked to the public. Baton Rouge criminal defense attorney Franz Borghardt says there’s no comparison…:
CUT 11 (13) “…apples and papayas.”
Borhardt can only speculate, but says quite possibly lessons learned from the Greene case have inspired law enforcement to be more forthcoming with information going forward.
LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers was arrested on a weapons-related charge in New Orleans Monday. Details of the arrest are yet unavailable, but we do know the charge was “illegally carrying a weapon” and that he has been released from jail as of this afternoon. So far no comment from the university.