A six-year-old south Louisiana girl shot during a balloon release has died; and as such, charges against four men are upgraded to second-degree murder. The four charged in the shooting of Riley Francis are Rickey Chaney, Daylon Andrus, Ja Andrea Kentrell Willis and Kimmy Ray Dauntain Junior. Lafayette Police Sergeant Robin Green says two were arrested in Texas, one in Lake Charles and the fourth in Lafayette.
The mother of Bryan Vasquez, the 12-year-old boy who drowned in a lagoon near his home last month, has been arrested. New Orleans Police Deputy Superintendent Nicholas Gernon says Hilda Vasquez had a pattern of abusing her non-verbal autistic son; she was convicted of abusing him when he was just three months old.
On this date in 1935 – 90 years ago – former Governor Huey Long was shot inside the State Capitol. Two days later, Long, who was a U.S. Senator at the time, would die at the age of 42 as a result from injuries suffered in that shooting. Retired LSU College of Business Dean Richard White wrote a book on Huey Long’s life; he said there were two Huey Longs – first, there was the Huey Long before his impeachment.
Dr. White says then came the Huey Long after his impeachment – the one who vigorously went after his enemies.
LSU football coach Brian Kelly was visibly frustrated following his team’s lackluster 23-7 win over Louisiana Tech on Saturday night. After breaking down the game film, he feels better about his team’s performance…
Kelly says the focus has to be better as the team prepares for Saturday’s SEC opener against Florida.