The mother of the 21-year-old Raising Cane’s shift manager who was killed during an armed robbery is asking why someone would do something so vicious. Halen Doughty has more…
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Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal is accused of using an anti-Semitic slur about a federal prosecutor in a secret recording. Emelie Gunn has more on a motion being filed to present the audio to a jury in Ackal’s case…
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Police say the Raising Canes manager who was murdered at work in Kenner was brutally stabbed 8 times while laying on the floor. They say three suspects are now in custody in the death of 21-year-old Taylor Friloux. Kenner Police Chief Michael Glaser says the second suspect arrested, 24-year-old Mark Crocklen Jr., turned himself in when he found out about the murder…:
23-year-old Joshua Every and Crocklen are both charged with armed robbery and first degree murder. Glaser says they also have another suspect in custody, and police are still searching for one more. He says the only inconsistency in the stories police have heard is who did the stabbing, but the video clearly shows what happened.
Police say Friloux was stabbed 8 times. Glaser says she initially resisted opening the door for them men but was forced to when she was stabbed in the chest. Friloux’s mother spoke at a press conference saying she doesn’t understand how someone could do something like this.
Police say this was a planned robbery, and only $1,000 was stolen.
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An officer-involved shooting in Monroe left one suspect dead in the overnight hours. State Trooper Michael Reichardt says police responded to a domestic violence call just after midnight, but the suspect was not there when they arrived. He says Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Deputies found the suspect at another residence.
Reichardt says the deputies took cover under the carport. He says they told the suspect multiple times to drop his weapon.
Witnesses reportedly heard 8 to 10 gunshots, but police have not confirmed how many shots were fired. Reichardt says the deputies were not harmed in the incident, and the investigation is ongoing.
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Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal is accused of calling a federal prosecutor in his pending civil rights case a “sorry son-of-a-b***h” and an anti-Semitic slur in a secret recording. Prosecutors filed a motion to have the audio presented to a jury in Ackal’s trial. Legal Analyst Tim Meche says there two ways to look at this…:
Meche says Ackal did not know he was being recorded when he made anti-Semitic remarks about the federal prosecutor, who is assumed to be Mark Blumberg. He says permission must be given when being voice recorded.
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The prosecutors want to use the audio to put new conditions on Ackal’s bond, like avoiding contact the alleged victims in the case, refraining from excessive drinking of alcohol and being subject to unannounced home inspections. Meche says it’ll be interesting to see how this plays out in the court of public opinion…
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The Revenue Estimating Conference learned today that lawmakers raised $371 million dollars in revenue that can be used in the budget year that begins Friday. But Ron Henson with the State Treasurer’s Office says there are still concerns that Louisiana won’t be able to pay its bills until taxes are collected and it’s possible state government will have to borrow money…:
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Cuts will still need to be made on government services when the new fiscal year starts tomorrow, but the concern is that there will be a deficit in the current year that would carry over. Henson says even with the work that the legislature did in the two special sessions, there are still major money problems ahead…:
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The state’s highest court has suspended two 18th District judges without pay, due to misconduct. Judge Robin Free and Judge James Best’s region covers Iberville, Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge parishes. Judge Alvin Batiste, who also handles cases in that district, said anytime a judge is punished, it is serious…:
The Supreme Court suspended Free for a year for four violations — including interrupting a meeting between prosecutors and a victim’s family, and making in appropriate comments. Best was suspended 15 days for ending probation early for a sex offender who was a friend. Batiste says this is a lesson learned for, not only his two colleagues…:
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