State Police says a 14-year-old driver died as a result of a single-vehicle crash on Sunday night in Richland Parish. Trooper Ryan Davis says 14 year old Suh’ renity Butler and four passengers in the vehicle, who were also minors, were properly restrained the vehicle veered off the road into a tree. A toxicology sample is pending, however Davis says under the state’s statue, Butler was not of legal age to be behind the wheel of a car.
The calf born with two faces in Vermillion Parish last month has died according to the owners, Breaux Farms. The calf known as Deux Face stopped eating over the weekend and owners say, they were happy to give her the best life possible and she’s moved on to greener pastures.
St. Tammany Parish leaders say they plan to file for a recall campaign to remove Coroner Dr. Christopher Tape. Tape was accused but never tried on a technicality for child sexual abuse in 2002 in New Mexico. Dillard University Political Science Professor Dr. Robert Collins says if Tape had had a challenger opposition research…
Collins says this case highlights the importance of researching a candidate before you cast your ballot.
The House Criminal Justice Committee approves legislation that would make it a crime to be within 25-feet of a working law enforcement officer who told the person to stop or retreat. The bill was approved last year but vetoed by then Governor John Bel Edwards. Policy Strategist for the Louisiana ACLU, Stephanie Willis, believes this law will be difficult enforce properly…