Three people have been arrested and charged in the death of James Ingram of Colfax after his body was found burned in the Kisatchie National Forest. Brooke Thorington has more
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The Louisiana Senate has unanimously approved legislation that would stop a plan to issue hefty speeding fines on the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. Teiko Foxx has more…
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The House Education Committee approves legislation that would prohibit public school teachers from discussing topics involving sexual orientation and gender identity with students . Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Multiple arrests have been made in Grant and Rapides Parishes after the discovery of 68-year-old James Morrow Ingram of Colfax’s burned body in the Kisatchie National Forest on April 2nd. Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain says Ingram left his home Easter night and drove to Alexandria where he met Michael Shane Taylor and Jessica Bledsoe in a parking lot, and they injected drugs into him.
McCain says Taylor and Bledsoe then drove around in Ingram’s car with his body inside and eventually drove to Kisatchie National Forest. They removed his body and left it in the forest on Monday.
On Tuesday night, McCain says they received a Facebook tip that Ingram’s vehicle was in the parking lot of a restaurant in Alexandria. The car was secured and Ingram’s whereabouts were still unknown. The following day Taylor and Bledsoe were identified on video surveillance using Ingram’s credit card.
Pineville Police Chief Darrel Basco says the case was solved through the cooperation of several law enforcement agencies who worked tirelessly to arrest three individuals.
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Toxicology results are pending as to what was injected into Ingram’s body. Both Taylor and Bledsoe face second-degree murder charges, unlawful disposal of remains, and obstruction of justice charges. Bledsoe also faces arson charges along with Levy Edmond Bordelon.
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The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-2 tornado caused a considerable amount of damage in Lake Charles. Mayor Nic Hunter says a neighborhood in the central area took the biggest hit.
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Forecasters say it produced winds up to 115 miles per hour and traveled over a mile. It touched down east of McNeese State University and caused roof damage to Moss Memorial Health Complex. Because the needs of those displaced by the tornado can change rapidly Hunter says it’s best to donate to the United Way.
Residents on Vernon Road and crossed Common, Center, Harvard, and Kirkman streets were impacted by the EF-2 tornado, according to NWS. Hunter says the city will bounce back.
Thankfully, no fatalities or serious injuries were reported.
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The House Education Committee approves legislation that prohibits teachers from discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in K-through-12 public classrooms. Haughton Representative Dodie Horton believes these topics should discussed at home, not in the classroom…
A former substitute teacher who lives in Mandeville traveled to Baton Rouge to voice her opposition to the legislation. She describes herself as a heterosexual who sees this type of legislation as mean-spirited…
Despite the opposition, Horton’s bill was approved on a nine to three vote. She reminded the committee her legislation would allow for discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity if the parent said it is okay…
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Last year the legislature approved this bill, which has been referred to as Louisiana’s version of the Don’t Say Gay Bill. Then Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed it.
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The full House overwhelming approves legislation requiring schools that receive state dollars to have the ten commandments posted in their classrooms. Opponents say its unconstitutional because it’s an endorsement of religion, but Chalmette Representative Michael Bayham argues the Ten Commandments set the foundation for laws we follow today
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The proposed law does not require teachers to educate students about the Ten Commandments, only that they appear on a poster and private dollars would pay for them to be posted. But New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry says having the Ten Commandments displayed could create issues beyond the U-S Constitution
Despite the opposition the measure passed on an 82 to 19 vote. Denham Springs Representative Roger Wilder believes it would do students good to see the Ten Commandments every day…
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LSU football coach Brian Kelly believes fifth-year senior Kyren Lacy is poised to have a breakout season in 2024. Kelly likes the consistency Lacy has shown during spring football. He caught 30 passes last year but also dropped a few. Lacy thanks his teammates for picking him up…
Lacy believes he and the receiving corp are developing good chemistry with first-year starting quarterback Garrett Nussmeier…
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Lacy says he learned a lot from future round picks Malik Nabers and Brain Thomas Junior…