Col Mike Edmonson is coming under fire amid accusations some troopers took personal trips on tax payers dime and that illegal campaign contributions may have taken place, but the governor’s office says they have not asked the superintendent to resign. President of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, Rafael Goyeneche, says Edmonson’s behavior has been questioned in the past…:
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He says all this doesn’t look good for LSP.

Louisiana car insurance rates keeping rising and Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says one reason could be the cheap cost of gas. He says that means more vehicles are on the road…:
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He says more wrecks means higher insurance and motorists are crashing at higher rates because they are on their phone.

A Haughton woman with a fatal pregnancy is making a selfless contribution to science with the help of the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency. Kirsten Heintz with LOPA says at 18 weeks pregnant, Brittney Walls found out her baby suffers from a fatal disease, and the mom decided to carry then donate her baby’s neonatal tissue for research…:
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She says this donation can bring a sense of fulfillment for mothers who will inevitably lose their child.

A former high school teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with one of her female students has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty. 27-year-old Kimberly Naquin, who taught at Destrehan High, is convicted of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and prohibited sexual contact between a teacher and student and received a suspended five-year prison sentence. She’ll have to register as a sex offender.