A 30-year-old cold case solved. State Police investigators have arrested the parents of an infant female found inside a garbage bag in Picayune, Mississippi back in 1992. Inga Johansen Carriere was arrested in Avondale, LA on Feb. 28th and Andrew Carriere was arrested in Galliano, LA on March 9. State Trooper Kate Stegall says the two were booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center on first-degree murder…:
CUT 09(05) “…due to smothering.”
Stegall says the breakthrough in the case is a testament to the advancements in forensic technology with DNA and fingerprints. She says their investigation is not over yet.
Having a crawfish boil this weekend? You’ll be happy to know the average price has dropped 50-cents a pound, to $2.84-a-pound for live mudbugs. Crawfish App co-founder Laney King says that’s on top of the drop in prices last weekend…:
CUT 06(10) “…this weekend.”
Buying them already boiled? Expect to pay around $5.20-a-pound.
Two bills filed for the legislative session that starts next month would double the amount of time prosecutors have to decide if a juvenile offender should be tried in adult court. Recently an Orleans judge released a carjacking and shooting suspect because the DA took longer than the allowed 30 days to make that decision. Metairie Representative Laurie Schlegel says her bill will help in similar situations…:
CUT 03(07) “…as adult offenders.”
Another lawmaker, Stephanie Hilferty, of Jefferson Parish, has filed a very similar bill.
A jury in Pineville finds a local man guilty of 3rd degree rape, for an assault that occurred a year ago in the ladies room of a daiquiri bar. Aaron Stewart could face up to 25 years in prison when he is sentenced later this month. Stewart and his lawyer insist the sex with the alleged victim was consensual.
Daylight Saving Time returns overnight tonight. Set your clocks ahead one hour before you turn in.