The mayor of Winnsboro is arrested on a Medicaid fraud charge. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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We are ten days away from the start of the early voting period for the May 16th election. Pearson Cross teaches political science at ULM, and he’s expecting a low turnout for the state’s first closed primary election since 2010.
The gun used by Shamar Elkins to fatally shoot eight children on Sunday in Shreveport was stolen from a man’s truck last month. That’s according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court. The court papers say Charles Ford was in possession of the gun and suspected Elkins stole it and when he confronted Elkins, he became offensive, so he let it go. Ford is facing charges for being a felon in possession of a firearm and making a false statement to federal agents. Authorities say Ford originally denied having the gun but changed his story later that day when he met with ATF agents.
It’s Love the Boot week and the Louisiana Department of Transportation is using the opportunity to get the word out about the Sponsor A Highway program. DOTD Secretary Glenn Ledet says companies can pay a third party to keep clean a section of highway and the sponsors get road signs with their logos on them…
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