Former Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham told lawmakers a state audit questioning how he spent Gulf oil spill money is the worst Monday morning quarterbacking he’s even seen. Barham says suggestions there were extensive financial problems with the agency he once led couldn’t be further from the truth…
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Auditors say money that was intended for fish testing were used on unnecessary items.

On his 44th birthday, criminal charges against Robert Jones were dropped, but not before he spent over 20 years in prison for a 1992 French quarter crime spree that included the murder of a British tourist. His attorneys have argued there was no evidence linking Jones to the crimes.

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality announces the arrest of a Carencro man who allegedly poured five to 10 gallons of motor oil into state waters. DEQ spokesperson Greg Langley says they don’t tolerate this kind of act…
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Langley says if convicted, 41-year-old Roshell Wayne Darjean, faces a fine of at least 25-hundred dollars and possibly jail time.

LSU basketball hit a new low last night with a 35-point loss to Florida, worst home defeat since 1963. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham expects Athletic Director Joe Alleva will fire coach Johnny Jones at the end of the season, with two years left on his contract…
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