Two Crimson Tide football players have been arrested in Monroe on gun and drug charges. Jeff Palermo has more…
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The legislature approves a bill stating local police officers can’t ticket children for operating a lemonade stand in their neighborhood. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Public and charter school students could be required to learn cursive writing, as a bill to mandate script is moving through the legislature without opposition. It passed out of House Education today with an amendment to include charter schools. Hammond Representative Chris Broadwater says kids need to learn to write in cursive so they can read historic documents.
Broadwater says a signature is still required on legal documents, and without cursive writing, kids wouldn’t be able to sign their name. He doesn’t think it would interfere with the rest of the curriculum.
Broadwater says there are plenty of things that he has to read, or wants to read, that are written in cursive.
The Senate-approved measure won unanimous approval in the House Education Committee and now heads to the House floor.
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Spirited debate took place in a Senate committee today over the sanctuary cities bill that would punish cities who refuse to enforce the federal immigration law. Metairie Senator Danny Martiny expressed concerns about the Attorney General having sole power over determining who is considered a sanctuary city.
The measure could prevent New Orleans and Lafayette, which are considered sanctuary cities, from borrowing dollars for construction projects. The committee will continue debate on this bill next week. Attorney General Jeff Landry explains why this legislation is needed…
Landry says if the bond commission chooses, they can negate his opinion and continue to issue the bonds. But Martiny says this needs to be done the right way if we’re going to restrict sanctuary cities.
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Two Alabama football players have been arrested in Monroe on gun and drug charges. Police say Cam Robinson and Hootie Jones were found smoking weed in a vehicle at Forsythe Park, and officers also discovered two guns in the car as well, one of which was stolen. KTVE-TV Sports Director Gene Ponti says they picked a bad location to for this, because police frequently survey the area.
Robinson played at West Monroe High School and has started at Alabama at left tackle the last two seasons. Jones, a former Neville Tiger, has been a backup safety for the Tide. Ponti says both boys come from good families and have never been trouble makers. He says this arrest took everyone by surprise.
The two football stars have been charged with possession of a controlled substance and illegal carrying of a weapon in the presence of narcotics. Robinson has also been charged with illegal possession of a stolen firearm. Ponti says there are rumors going around as to why they would have been in that park so late at night.
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An elderly couple was stabbed by a 17-year-old in the driveway of their home in Calcasieu Parish. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says 69-year-old Robert Anderson is deceased, and his wife 57-year-old Rita Anderson is in critical condition at a local hospital. Mancuso says Antonieo Smith of Sulphur attacked the couple as they were coming home. Mancuso says Smith knew the Andersons.
Mancuso says Smith was arrested less than 20 minutes after fleeing the scene, when he wrecked a stolen vehicle in front of a sheriff’s deputy then tried to run away. Mancuso says Smith also robbed and vandalized the Andersons’ home.
Smith has been charged with 2nd degree murder, attempted 2nd degree murder, armed robbery, aggravated burglary, possession of stolen items, and several traffic charges. His bond has been set at $2-million. Mancuso says the violent acts took place between the front door and the driveway of the Andersons’ home.
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