Three Kenner Police officers shot during a lengthy standoff with a gunman on Sunday have been released from the hospital. The gunman, Matthew Lathers, was killed. Lathers exchanged gunfire with both Kenner Police officers and Jefferson Parish deputies. Sheriff Joe Lopinto says a member of his SWAT team fatally shot Lathers.
Lopinto says Lathers was wanted for an armed robbery and an attempted murder that occurred last week.
In Lincoln Parish, a Dubach police officer was killed while conducting a traffic stop on U-S 167 just south of Hamilton Road. State Police spokesperson Ryan Davis says officer Russell Croxton’s police vehicle was hit by a truck driver who didn’t see the police unit.
After three years and nine visits to the Ware Youth facility in Red River Parish, the State Inspector General’s Office has completed its investigation. This after a 2022 New York Times article reported abuse allegations and 64 suicide attempts. Inspector General Stephen Street says the attempts varied…
Cut 12 (13) “…other categories.”
Edibles containing THC could soon be illegal in Louisiana. Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressly says his bill does not impact the highly regulated medical marijuana industry; he’s going after the recreational hemp industry that he says misled lawmakers.
The bill passed in the Senate and awaits a hearing in a House committee.