After securing a grand jury indictment against former Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder for allegedly stealing a rare state artifact, now the challenge for Attorney General Liz Murrill is to get a conviction in court. In a statement, Murrill said public officials do not get to keep Louisiana property. Legal analyst Franz Borghardt hopes Murrill spoke with Schexnayder before seeking the indictment.
A major milestone in St. Tammany Parish as the 56-million-dollar I-12 widening project is completed months ahead of schedule. Rodney Mallett with DOTD says the freeway was widened in the Covington-Mandeville area.
Mallett says with the growth in St. Tammany Parish, the volume along that stretch of roadway has increased significantly in just the last few years.
The State Fair of Louisiana wraps up this weekend with Military Appreciation Day on Sunday. All veterans and active duty service members and their families get in for free that day. There will be a military parade down the midway at two Sunday afternoon, and Russell Adams with the State Fair says after the parade will be a special worship service.
LSU interim head football coach Frank Wilson says quarterback Garrett Nussmeier has re-aggravated an abdominal injury he suffered in preseason camp, but he’s still expected to start against Arkansas. Wilson says if Nussmeier’s injury is more problematic, Michael Van Buren will make his first start in a Tiger uniform.