A manhunt is underway for at least two people who shot an innocent woman to death inside a vehicle at a Hammond gas station early yesterday morning. Police Chief Edwin Bergeron Jr. said while one car was at a gas pump, another car pulled up to an adjacent pump.
Those shots killed 50-year-old Patricia Sheppard, who was sitting in the passenger seat.
The sheriff of St. Tammany Parish is facing charges this morning, including second-degree battery. Investigators say while in the bar area at Keith Young’s Steakhouse in Madisonville late last month, Sheriff Randy Smith went up to 59-year-old Bobby Couvillon and, without provocation, attacked him. Couvillon told police Smith reeked of alcohol, and Metropolitan Crime Commission President Rafael Goyeneche says Smith’s conduct would corroborate that.
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Sheriff Smith has released a statement, in which he apologized to his family, the diners and staff at the restaurant and the people of St. Tammany Parish.
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The New World screwworm has been found in Texas, so what does that mean? Jeff Palermo has the story.
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A bill that establishes a new crime of unauthorized public camping is awaiting Governor Landry’s signature. The legislation known as the “Streets to Success” bill is an attempt to address homelessness in the state, but Louisiana Advocacy Coalition on Homelessness Coordinator Joe Heeren-Mueller says the bill misses the mark.
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Other states that have passed similar legislation have seen homelessness rates increase.