A bill set to be heard today in the Louisiana Senate would eliminate the 30-year statute of limitations one can be prosecuted for child molestation. Lafitte Representative Tim Kerner says far too often children are victimized and they repress those memories to survive.
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The House passed Kerner’s bill unanimously and he is hoping the Senate will approve the bill as well.
What’s predicted to be an above-average active hurricane season begins Saturday. GOHSEP Director Jacques Thibodeaux, says his biggest concern is the coastal residents who refuse to leave when mandatory evacuations are issued…
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Thibodeaux says now is the time to finalize evacuation plans.
Ponchatoula Police Corporal Pricilla Dean Pierson was found dead in her patrol car outside a Rouses in west Ponchatoula Tuesday morning. Chief Bry Layrisson says Pierson had several existing health issues and foul play is not suspected. He says she was much more than an outstanding officer.
She’s survived by her husband and five children.
Walker Police Chief David Addison says it was divine intervention when he took his daily walk an hour earlier last Friday when three young girls pleaded with him for help because their father was unresponsive in their backyard swimming pool. He was able to get the man out of the water…
For the victim’s and the family’s privacy, his name is being withheld.