Governor Landry is 900 dollars lighter in the wallet this morning. Steven Procopio, the president and CEO of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, says Landry was fined that amount of money related to travel during his time as attorney general.
Procopio says there was nothing illicit about these flights; all these flights were for a public purpose related to his duties as attorney general.
The ACLU of Louisiana says the housing of undocumented immigrants convicted of serious crimes at the Louisiana State Penitentiary is a dangerous disregard of the legal system. ACLU Louisiana legal director Nora Ahmed says housing immigrants in a prison abandons the pretense that immigration detention is civil rather than criminal…
There are 51 ICE detainees housed at Angola with plans to hold more than 400.
With this being Suicide Prevention Month, and today – 9/8 – being 988 day – the Louisiana Department of Health is joining forces with other organizations in holding 988 Day at the Capitol. Jeanne (“zhahn”) Burns reports.
Cut 1 (33) “…I’m Jeanne Burns.”
The Saints battled to the end in Kellen Moore’s head coaching debut but came up short in the 20-13 loss to Arizona. Just not enough offense and too many penalties for the Black and Gold. Moore liked the fight from his team…