The case against Louisiana’s Ten Commandments law will be reheard after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a previous 3-judge’s panel decision that the law requiring the Ten Commandments be hung in all Louisiana public school classrooms was unconstitutional. No date has been set for the hearing that will now be heard by the full court rather than the 3-judge panel.
State and parish officials are calling for prayers after two deputies were shot at the Iberville Courthouse. Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Riley died after he and another deputy were shot while interviewing a suspect around 8:00 Monday evening. The other deputy is the son of Iberville Parish Sheriff, Brett Stassi. He is in critical condition in a Baton Rouge hospital. The suspect died from a gunshot wound to the head. It’s not yet clear whether it was self-inflicted or not. Parish President Chris Daigle…
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The historic Shreveport Country Club is now ashes, and the future of the property that hosted thousands of weddings and other events is in doubt. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office will be conducting an independent investigation into the State Police investigation of the crash they say was caused by LSU star receiver Kyren Lacy. Newly-surfaced video shows that Lacy’s car 72 feet behind the fatal crash. Lacy died by suicide days before a grand jury was to consider charges of vehicular homicide against him. Louisiana Democratic Party Executive Director Dadrius (“Darius”) Lanus says he wants to know how many other similar instances are out there.