Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has started the legal process in the state’s attempt to reinstate the death sentence for convicted killer Dale Dewayne Craig. In 1992, Craig fired three bullets through the head of LSU freshmen student Kipp Gullet after stealing his vehicle. Craig was a few days shy of his 18th birthday when the crime took place and canot be put to death because of a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling banning capital punishment for those who were 17 or younger at the time of the crime.
The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury has received an update on the new 2.3-billion-dollar Lake Charles I-10 bridge project which is in the design phase now and is prepping to begin construction early next year. The new Lake Charles I-10 bridge will take several years to construct, but Hill says that it is expected to be ready for use by 2030.
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A new report suggests Louisianans apparently aren’t that good at budgeting money. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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People who live near Smitty’s Supply in Roseland are getting frustrated at what they say is a lack of progress in the cleanup effort after that explosion August 22nd. Pat Mashburn says he wakes up every morning to the stench of oil and diesel; and for the last two weeks, he’s been conducting a test with a paper towel to see how much oil is in the Tangipahoa River.