Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is hailing the cancellation of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project. The lieutenant governor, who was the president of Plaquemines Parish before being elected to his current office, says the project was ineffective as the budget soared into the stratosphere.
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A Morgan City filmmaker is developing a feature film about the first woman ever executed in Louisiana. Matison LeBlanc learned about Ada Leboeuf while attending film school and decided that she wanted to tell her story in her project entitled “Ada and the Doc.” LeBlanc says Leboeuf had maintained her innocence right up until the moment she was executed.
Ada Leboeuf was hanged in St. Mary Parish in 1929, along with her family physician, Dr. Tom Dreher, in connection with the murder of her husband.
Congresswoman Julia Letlow is facing a big decision that will shape her political future – this, according to The Advocate’s political reporter Tyler Bridges. Jeanne Burns has more.
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A teen is killed and two others are injured in a shooting in Ponchatoula yesterday afternoon. 17-year-old Marvin Wells died at a hospital; another 17-year-old boy and a 59-year-old man are listed in stable condition. Police have arrested 18-year-old Julius Glass Jr. and 17-year-old Kera Wolbers. Both are charged with first degree murder and other crimes.