New Orleans Senator JP Morrell leads a state panel trying to determine the cost of enforcing the death penalty in Louisiana and whether or not it is worth the cost. He says a big problem they are having is figuring out what costs should be included in the overall figure…

cut 5 (09) “near there, yet”

He says the Capital Punishment Fiscal Impact Commission report is due during the next legislative session.

About a quarter of a million dollars has been raised for the 11 victims of last month’s Lafayette theater shooting, according to the United Way of Acadiana. President and CEO Margaret Trahan says after those injured are taken care of, they want to raise funds for those in the theater who suffered mental and emotional trauma from witnessing the massacre…

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She says most of the money was raised by businesses and retailers who have sold t-shirts, yard signs and jewelry.

A 54-year-old man from East Feliciana Parish charged with a hate crime, now faces a felony cruelty charge for allegedly pulling at the pants of a 12-year-old boy and using a racial slur. The incident was caught on video inside a gas station last month. District Attorney Sam D’Aquilla says the victim was not physically injured, but…

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A grand jury handed down the cruelty indictment against Ronnie Barnes of Clinton.

Southerners are in luck, a new study claims eating spicy foods can add more time to your life. Dr. Herbert Muncie, with the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, says it’s helpful for people to know this information but more research needs to be done on the topic…

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The study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health and the Chinese Academy of Medical Science found people consuming spicy foods six to seven times a week lived longer than those eating spicy foods just once a week.