The explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland happened more than two weeks ago, and people who live near the site are getting frustrated at what they say is a lack of progress in the cleanup effort. Pat Mashburn says he wakes up every morning to the stench of oil and diesel; and there doesn’t seem to be any less oil in the Tangipahoa River just after the explosion. He says people who live near the explosion site face long-term environmental damage with no relief in sight.
A new study by WalletHub ranks Louisiana as the second worst state in the country when it comes to budgeting money. In devising its rankings, WalletHub examined 12 key indicators of budgeting habits, and Analyst Chris Lupo on where Louisiana landed on some of them.
Cut 5 (11) “…on credit cards.”
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The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury has received an update on the new Lake Charles I-10 bridge project. Andre Champagne has the story.
Cut 3 (33) “…I’m Andre Champagne.”
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. Craig was convicted in the 1992 shooting death of LSU freshmen Kipp Gullet after stealing his vehicle.
Craig was a few days shy of his 18th birthday when the crime took place and can not 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..