FBI documents obtained by the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication reveal that during the mid-60s former-Governor John McKeithen made payments to the KKK to suppress racial violence. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Authories say foul play is suspected in the death of a 16-year-old girl from Kenner whose body was found in a ditch in St. Rose. The St. Charles Parish Sheriff office says Jorian White was reported missing from her home on Friday evening. They’re asking for anyone with information to come forward.
A Monroe woman is being evaluated at the Ouachita Parish Correctional Center after kidnapping a newborn from St. Francis Hospital. Monroe Police Detective Chris Bates says 24-year-old Anquinisha Cummings entered the hospital room with a mother and her baby and after visiting for a few hours, the mother went to the bathroom and came back to an empty room.
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Bates says Cummings is believed to have mental problems.
Louisiana might be the first state to have digital driver’s licenses. The House Transportation Committee passed legislation today that would allow drivers to pull up their licenses on a smart phone app. Deputy Commissioner with the Office of Motor Vehicles Stacy White says this would let people access their information if they don’t have their actual license with them.
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