One Marksville deputy city marshal charged with murder in the death of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis wants to find out if prosecutors used hypnosis on any of their witnesses. Norris Greenhouse Jr’s attorney, George Higgins, filed a motion to discover what was used during interrogation. Legal Analyst Tim Meche says this is a more common practice than most think…:
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Police in Abbeville say they are interviewing suspects in the case of the nurse who was allegedly kidnapped and abducted this morning. They say the woman was held at gunpoint and was demanded she reveal information about a doctor — possibly for the purposes of extortion. The investigation into this incident, exact motive and number of suspects is an ongoing effort, according to cops.

State Superintendent of Education John While got a positive job evaluation today by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, but will remain on his month-to-month deal. It’s reported White was given a 3.2 on a 4 point scale which he called “effective proficient.”

Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says there will be fewer construction projects in Louisiana for the next couple of years because of budget limitations. He also says they didn’t want to add to college campuses’ financial burdens, so they did not include new campus projects in this year’s construction bill…:
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He says the bond commission only allows the state to borrow 6% of what funds the Revenue Estimating Conference says the state has.