The state Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control has cited 14 additional strip clubs across the state as part of their “Operation Trick or Treat” investigation. This crackdown comes weeks after 9 clubs were cited in the French Quarter in New Orleans. ATC Commissioner Troy Hebert says these clubs were cited for several different reasons…

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Six of the establishments were issued emergency suspensions due to a threat to public safety.

Governor-elect John Bel Edwards has launched a website to not only provide residents with updates on transition activities, but serve as a contact point for people interested in serving in his administration. The site, OnwardLouisiana-dot-com, contains a form potential job seekers can fill out for a variety of politically appointed positions in the governor’s office and state agencies. They say additional application steps may be required.

Morgan City Police are saying fake money used in movies is making its way across multiple parishes in southeast Louisiana. Sgt. Rick Hartley says a few banks, bars, and convenience stores have reported to authorities they’ve received these counterfeit bills. He says at this time, they’ve arrested Vanisha August of Morgan City on one count of monetary instrument abuse…

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Hartley says the bills they’ve confiscated are obviously fake marked with the phrase “Motion Picture Use Only.”

Attorneys for Margaret Sanchez, one of the two people accused in the 2012 death of a Bourbon Street stripper, is asking for her trial to be moved. They claim media coverage on the murder and dismemberment of 22-year-old Jaren Lockhart would corrupt jury selection for her trial, scheduled to begin December 7th. Sanchez is charged with second degree murder in connection to Lockhart’s death. In June, Sanchez’s accomplice, Terry Speaks, was found guilty of second degree murder.