Weeks after assaulting a critic at a Madisonville restaurant, Randy Smith has stepped down as St. Tammany Parish sheriff. That was part of the deal to him pleading guilty to second degree battery, disturbing the peace and public intoxication. District Attorney Collin Sims says the victim and the Attorney General’s office are satisfied with the resolution.
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The massive flooding in Avoyelles Parish kept LDWF enforcement agents busy. They rescued 86 people and 20 pets from the raging floodwaters last week. Captain John Volentine, who’s the region commander for the affected area, says the rescue mission was unlike any ever undertaken in Avoyelles Parish.
Agents used the department’s two amphibious vehicles in the rescue mission.
Planned Parenthood is coming back to Louisiana, reopening a clinic in New Orleans this fall. While it will offer a host of services, it cannot provide abortion services since the procedure is banned in Louisiana. Emily Wales, the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, says they can facilitate travel to a Planned Parenthood in a state where the procedure is allowed.
Former Atlanta Falcons center Todd McClure is one of four LSU Tigers to be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame this weekend. McClure took over the starting center job midway through his freshman year and never looked back, earning two All-SEC and an All-American first-team selection. He says playing for the Tigers was a dream come true.