LSU football coach Brian Kelly joked yesterday that Garrett Nussmeier will not need his leg amputated after a rumor swirled on Wednesday that he suffered a serious injury. Kelly says it’s just tendonitis in knee that got a little cranky on Wednesday…
Freshman running back JT Landry was booked into the East Baton Rouge prison yesterday on two counts of accessory after the fact to second-degree murder. Landry’s turned himself yesterday evening after a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. He’s accused of letting two friends from his hometown of Alexandria stay in his dorm, knowing they were wanted for murder. The suspects, 17-year-old Shemell Jacobs and 18-year-old Keldrick Jordan, were arrested on campus by the U.S. Marshals Service earlier this week.
———————————
A two-year-old boy is safe after being left in a hot car in Shreveport for up to 30 minutes. Someone saw the little boy in distress inside the car outside a Dollar Tree store and flagged down an officer about 100 yards away. Police Corporal Christopher Bordelon says despite the fact that it was well before noon, the temperature was already soaring.
Cut 6 (07) “…about 93 degrees.”
The boy’s mother was arrested and is facing a single count of child desertion.
With the peak of hurricane season now just weeks away, the Louisiana Department of Insurance has launched an updated mobile app. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says the new and improved LDI Connect app has some new features, including enhanced weather reporting.
Cut 9 (11) “…that impact you.”
The new and improved LDI Connect app is live on the Apple App Store and on the Google Play Store now.