A suspect wanted in a 2014 double murder case out of East Feliciana Parish has been returned to Louisiana after being located in Germany. State Police arrested one of the two people accused, 31-year-old Dulce Maria Funez, wanted for the murders of Eddy Earl Hall and Connie Hall of Ethel. State Police are still trying to locate the second suspect, 33-year-old Armando Reyes Diaz.

State agencies are not in agreement over how to handle the nationally known case of a Baton Rouge mother accused of abusing her children after they allegedly robbed a neighbor’s home. Schaquana Spears is facing two counts of child cruelty, and DCFS says discipline is a healthy part of parenting, but it’s abuse when the child is cut or bruised. Attorney General Jeff Landry says his office is looking into the case…:
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He says the worry is that DCFS will take the children away from their mother.

A last minute amended added to the state’s budget bill saying TOPS will be fully funded in the fall, but only 60% funded in the spring, is not being well received by LSU President F King Alexander…:
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It’s possible the governor will do a line item veto on the amendment, which would put TOPS back at 70% funded for both semesters.

There have been developments in the two cases of the officers who were shot in Louisiana. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newel Normand says the suspect in the murder of Deputy David Michel Jr. was sending text messages the prior day planning to commit other crimes. He added that witnesses say Jerman Neveaux shot Michel twice in the back as the deputy tried to crawl away.

In the shooting and injuring of two Ouachita Parish deputies, two 17 year olds were arrested with accessory after the fact for allegedly trying to lead cops away from the suspected gunman by giving false information. Ricky Wade Jr. is facing three charges of attempted first degree murder.