Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin reported to a federal prison in Texarkana, Texas today to begin his 10-year sentence on public corruption charges. Michelle Southern on what Nagin’s life will be like..

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According to a new Violence Policy Center report, Louisiana ranks fourth in the nation in the rate of women murdered by men. The study covers homicides involving one female murder victim and one male offender. The report used information from 2012, the most recent year which data is available.

A Slidell police officer remains in critical condition after he was possibly driving drunk in a crash that killed his passenger. State Police Trooper Greg Marchand says the single vehicle wreck occurred early Sunday morning on Highway 433 and 31-year-old John Cole, who was not working at the time, was at the wheel. Marchand says impairment is suspected the part of Cole as bottles of alcohol were found in the vehicle. He says a blood sample from Cole was collected for a toxicological analysis…

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A 31-year-old passenger in Cole’s vehicle, Daniel Hanlon, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office has captured an inmate who escaped police custody last night. Authorities say 26-year-old Jason Dempster fled the Lafourche Parish Jail while serving a 90-day sentence for failure to pay child support.