The man who admitted to killing and dismembering a New Iberia woman last year has been deemed incompetent to stand trial. Anthony Hollard, Jr admitted to killing 19-year-old Sheryl Turner and dumping her body parts in the Ouachita River in January of 2024. She had been reported missing in December 2023. Hollard is being held at the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System facility in Jackson. Authorities there say they will inform the court when the accused can comprehend the proceedings and participate in his defense.
There continues to be very little tropical activity in the Gulf, but because it’s been so quiet, sea surface water temperatures are two-degrees hotter than normal. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim…
Keim says hot sea surface temperatures help fuel storms, leading to rapid intensification.
A new ICE detention center has opened at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Jeff Palermo has the story…