Carnival parades are reaching a crescendo this weekend with Mardi Gras now just days away. This Sunday evening, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser will be aboard one of the floats in the Krewe of Bacchus parade. Nungesser says the theme of Bacchus’ parade is the fairs and festivals that Louisiana is famous for.
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A freshman pole vaulter from LSU is killed in a crash. 18-year-old Dillon Ridenhauer was killed when her car was hit by a motorcycle. The driver of the bike, 23-year-old Bohdi Linton, also died in that crash.
Also in Baton Rouge, a member of Southern University’s Human Jukebox died after a fraternity-related event off campus. Police say 20-year-old Caleb Wilson became unresponsive at a local park and was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A Kaplan man is convicted in a murder-for-hire plot in Terrebonne Parish. Beaux Cormier (korm-ee-AY) was found guilty of multiple counts of murder and attempted murder in connection with the 2021 murder-for-hire deaths of his sister and her neighbor. Terrebonne Parish Assistant District Attorney Dennis Elfert says Cormier will in all likelihood spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Cut 14 (08) “…those sentences imposed.”
After getting a conviction against a man for sexual battery, Calcasieu Parish prosecutors may need to start again from square one. That’s because the judge has declared a mistrial in the case of 42-year-old Joshua Boyd because of the actions of Sheriff’s Captain Todd Ory during deliberations. Sheriff Stitch Guillory could not go into detail of what those actions are because of the ongoing internal affairs investigation; he says his heart goes out to the victim and her family.