Former Angola Warden Burl Cain has responded to claims in a state legislative auditor’s report that said he may have illegally used public funds for personal reasons. One of the accusations is that prison workers performed work on his private home, while getting paid by the state. Cain says it’s not his job to fill out their time sheets properly….
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Cain’s comments were made during a live interview on Talk 107.3 in Baton Rouge. Legislative auditor Daryl Purpera says he’s forwarded his findings to local and federal prosecutors.

The state’s unemployment rate is at 6-point-1 percent. That’s based on a data from the federal Bureal of Labor statistics who compiled job numbers for December. Another report shows Louisiana added 26-hundred private-sector jobs in December as total employment in the education and health care services has hit an all-time high.

Legislators will find out on Friday the Edwards administration proposal to eliminate a 304-million dollar midyear deficit. It’s expected that the governor will call for a special session and Lake Charles Representative Mark Abraham says he’s fine with that…
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Abraham says he’s still not sure if it’s a good idea to use rainy day money to help close the gap.

A family fight apparently prompted a 28-year-old Covington-area man to douse a home with gasoline which started a fire that killed him and critically injured his father. State Fire Marshal’s Office Deputy Chief Brant Thompson says Brandon Kellum’s brother heard a physical fight break out inside the house…:
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Brandon Kellum died. The father has burns over 85% of his body.