In Calcasieu Parish an early Sunday morning game of hide and seek ends with a gunshot wound to the back of a 14-year-old girl’s head. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office says 58-year-old David Doyle of Starks told deputies he saw shadows outside his home, went inside to retrieve a gun, then back outside and fired shots when he saw several people running away from his property. Among his charges are aggravated battery and four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm. The girl has non-life-threatening injuries.
A parent would have to sign a consent form allowing school officials to use corporal punishment on their child under a bill approved by the Louisiana House. This is Metairie Representative Stephanie Hilferty’s third attempt in trying to pass such legislation….
The bill heads to the Senate after it passed the lower chamber on a 74-21 vote.
A Legislative Auditor’s report shows the state’s film tax credit is predominately beneficial to southeast Louisiana. Economist Ed Seyler says by providing more data to show which locations benefit from the tax incentive, it could possibly direct stakeholders to grow the industry in other sections of the state…
The report indicates overall the tax credit appears to have a positive impact on household income, but the credit does not generate enough tax revenue to make up for what the state loses in revenue.
Researchers at LSU have developed a patent-pending bait to help control the state’s wild hog population. Researcher Glenn Gentry says the bait is part of a technological delivery system, which uses cellular communications and game camera technology to target only wild pigs…: