Forty-four years after a 16-year-old girl was killed, her alleged killers have finally been arrested. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Governor Jeff Landry has plenty to say about last week’s fatal mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana…pointing the finger at parents and the judicial system and calling on lawmakers to increase penalties to keep young violent criminals locked up.
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Little bit of a scare after the music ended Saturday night at Festival International in Lafayette. 19 year old Jai’Quan Pierre was arrested after brandishing a firearm at a crowd, prompting an officer to discharge their service weapon. We’re told no individuals were struck or injured during the incident. Pierre is in custody facing several charges.
A bill heading to the House floor seeks to give the governor and statewide elected officials a significant pay raise. Under Harahan Representative John Illg’s measure the governor would see his salary increase by 52-thousand dollars and other statewide elected officials would see an increase of 41-thousand dollars. Illg says by tying the pay of the governor and statewide elected officials with university system president pay, the legislature will never have to take a vote on it again….