Minden Police arrested and charged 20-year-old Reginald Moore of Heflin and 22-year-old Jamontae Holyfield of Homer with four counts of attempted second-degree murder in the mass shooting involving four people at a social gathering in Minden over the weekend. Police Chief Jared McIver says all of the victims are now in the recovery phase.
More arrests are expected.
FDA has approved an over-the-counter Narcan to help with the ongoing opioid crisis. Director of Addiction Psychiatry at LSU Health New Orleans, Dr. Lee Michals says the nasal spray can reverse an opioid overdose but the public should learn how to use it properly.
Michals says don’t be afraid to ask your physician for a prescription.
A non-profit insurance watchdog group plans to hound in on consumer-oriented insurance reforms during the upcoming legislative session. the executive director of Real Reform Louisiana, Ben Riggs says consumers should be the focal point and not the insurance companies.
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Riggs says tort reforms passed in recent years were touted as a way to reduce auto insurance rates, but they have failed to do so.
State Police arrested and charged 2-year-old Charles Barker of Florien and charged with manslaughter in an accident involving a state department of transportation vehicle in DeSoto Parish that killed a DOTD worker. Trooper Jonathan Odom explains why Barker was charged with negligent homicide…
Cut 13 (10) “…of someone else”
Gray was standing behind a DOTD dump truck when he was killed. The crew was performing road surface improvements to the highway.