12:30 Newscast September 17, 2014

A federal report says Louisiana’s prison population fell two-percent last year, but the state still has the highest incarceration rate in the US, well ahead of Mississippi who is second. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Louisiana’s prison population in 2013 was at 39-thousand, a drop of nearly nine-hundred people from 2012. Doctor Peter Scharf, with the Justice and Public health institute at the LSU Health Science Center, anticipates the state’s incarceration rate will continue to decline, but it will take time to get it at more acceptable level…
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He says there’s a major effort to lower the prison population in Louisiana.

The Gonzales Police Department has arrested a pharmacy tech accused of stealing prescription medications and selling them to alleged drug dealers. 35-year-old Shantrell Landry of Convent was booked on felony theft and multiple distribution charges. Authorities say Landry admitted to the crimes and claimed she earned more than $20,000 selling the drugs.

The US-House has passed three bills by Louisiana Congressman Charles Boustany that spotlight recent IRS controversies and would ultimately limit the power of the federal agency. Michelle Southern has that..

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