Responding to a hostage situation Thursday, a Lafayette SWAT negotiator was killed in the line of duty. Brooke Thorington
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A candlelight vigil will be held in his memory tonight (Friday July 26th) at Jeanerette City Hall at 7
State Representative Kendricks Brass was arrested after a traffic stop in Ascension Parish just after midnight and has been charged with DWI and Improper Lane Use. Louisiana State Police say Brass was observed swerving in and out of the travel lane on Hwy 44 near I-10. Field sobriety tests were conducted, and Brass was taken to the Gonzales Police department where he tested over the legal limit in a chemical breath test.
There will be no special session for tax reform this year. House Speaker Phillip DeVillier says instead of holding a tax reform special session, he’s asking the House Ways and Means and Commerce committees to hold meetings over the next several months to get an idea of what changes need to be made
There are new rules for New Orleans Mardi Gras on what you can’t bring to parade routes. Mardi Gras Guide publisher Arthur Hardy says Many revelers are used to bringing many of the banned items, and he believes the new rules will be hard to enforce especially the closer you get to Fat Tuesday when the crowd sizes increase.
Throw guidelines have also changed, among the banned throws are confetti, silly string, and anything with a sharp point.