A Metairie woman who investigators say was driving while impaired is charged in connection with the death of Jefferson Parish Deputy Christopher Ohlmeyer during a funeral procession last month. New Orleans Police Captain Anthony Micheu did not say which drugs were in Erica Katsanis’ toxicology report, but investigators believe she ignored the warning labels for those drugs.
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A New Orleans-area state representative has filed a bill that would impose a 25-dollar fine for staring at your cell phone while crossing a crosswalk. Chalmette Republican Mike Bayham says if a pedestrian is looking at his or her cell phone at the same time a driver is looking at his or her cell phone – which in itself is illegal, thanks to the work of the legislature last year – that’s a recipe for disaster.
This run of dry weather has put the state in a tough spot. Jeff Palermo reports.
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Governor Landry is asking Congress to shift West Feliciana Parish’s federal judicial district from the Middle District to the Western District. Landry says this is to ease the caseload in a district with a growing population. It would also shift cases involving prisoners at Angola from courts where all judges were appointed by President Obama to courts where most judges were appointed by President Trump.