The Red Cross is helping thousands of people in Louisiana who have been impacted by the recent flooding. Halen Doughty has more…:
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Officials in Livingston Parish have also been working around the clock dealing with flood waters and residents who were displaced from their homes. Sheriff Jason Ard says they saw high levels in the Maurepas area, Springfield, Holden and Denham Springs…:
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Alexandria attorney Thomas Davenport is asking the Rapides Parish Police Jury to remove a Confederate monument outside of the Parish Courthouse. Davenport says the monument, which has been there for over 100 years, alters the perception of justice…:
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The police jury is holding off on any action until the state legislature acts on measures dealing with the confederate monuments.

Louisiana has the highest incarceration rate in the United States and Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Johnson wants to reduce the number of low level inmates, which will save the state money. She says comprehensive solutions to the state’s over-incarceration should include changes to pre-trial services, like South Carolina and Kentucky have done…:
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Johnson says Louisiana spent over 600 million dollars in state corrections last fiscal year.