The Louisiana Supreme Court appoints St. Tammany and Washington Parish District Attorney Collin Sims to examine the decision to seek an indictment against Attorney General Liz Murrill. An Orleans Parish grand jury indicted Murrill in early July on malfeasance and public intimidation charges, but the charges were later dismissed. New Orleans Metro Crime Commission President Rafael Goyeneche says the investigation is unusual.
Officials say the Gator Task Force, which targets violent crime and drug trafficking, is paying dividends. Governor Landry says when he took office in 2024, Louisiana had three cities ranked in the top ten for the most dangerous cities in the country. Landry says today none of those cities are ranked in the top ten for crime.
The injury bug has hit LSU hard. Linebacker Whit Weeks could be out for the season with a broken fibula. Kace Kieschnick has more.
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Cooking the books will get you in trouble every time. A St. Francisville man is arrested for allegedly setting his apartment unit on fire by placing books into the oven. Fire investigators charged 42-year-old Jeff McAlpin with aggravated arson. No word on whether he was simply looking for a hot read that night.