Suspended LSU freshman running back JT Lindsey remains on the sidelines following his arrest last week for allegedly harboring two Alexandria teenagers accused of murder in his dorm room a few weeks before the start of preseason camp. WAFB-TV Investigative Reporter Chris Nakamoto broke the story and says investigators are questioning what Lindsey is claiming.
New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says she’s disgusted by the allegations that one of her officers was paying prostitutes for sex while on duty in the French Quarter. State Police have charged 56-year-old Terrance Johnson with prostitution and malfeasance in office. Kirkpatrick says an internal investigation is underway to determine how NOPD supervisors were not aware this was going on…
Johnson has been with NOPD since 19-97.
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The state department of transportation is launching a new program that gives businesses an opportunity to get involved in the fight against litter. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Louisiana is seeing an increase in the number of people infected with Vibrio vulnificus, commonly known as flesh eating bacteria. State epidemiologist, Theresa Sokol says so far this year, 20 people have been hospitalized. She says the bacteria thrives in warm salt and brackish waters.