A 17-year-old is dead, and a 15-year-old is being treated for injuries after the two were fleeing Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s deputies during an attempted traffic stop around 3 AM this morning. Chief Deputy Stitch Guillory says they found possible burglary tools and stolen items inside the vehicle.
When the teens fled the scene, he says they lost control of the stolen vehicle and crashed into a support beam at a gas station.
The Louisiana Pardon Board did not act during their meeting yesterday on 56 clemency applications from prisoners on death row. Earlier this year Governor Edwards’ stated he opposes the death penalty. Louisiana District Attorneys Association director Loren Lampert is glad the board is not rushing the applications.
A major development in the push to build a new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge. The state has entered negotiations with Calcasieu Bridge Partners to finance the two-point-one-billion-dollar project. Local officials were hoping tolls would not be needed but DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says area residents who get a toll tag could cross the bridge for less than a dollar once it’s open…
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Passenger vehicles from outside of southwest Louisiana would pay 2.50 to three dollars and 75 cents once the new bridge opens. Construction could start as early as 2024 and should take about seven years to complete.