A 24/7 Wall Street report finds Louisiana ranks 4th in the nation for the highest divorce rate. Emelie Gunn has more…
32-year-old Amethyst Baird Rathore of Monroe has pleaded guilty to attempted first murder of a police officer and three other charges in the January shooting of a state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Agent. Rathore shot Tyler Wheeler four times during a traffic stop in Morehouse Parish. Legal analyst Tim Meche expects law enforcement will have a strong presence at sentencing hearing to make sure Rathore is punished appropriately.
Sentencing will be January 28…
The number of salmonella cases in Caldwell Parish has increased. 158 have been identified with the gastrointestinal illness and 40 have been hospitalized. There is a second pathogen that has been identified, leading officials to believe that is why the illness traveled so quickly and affected so many people. Some food samples from the jambalaya from a charity softball game have tested positive for salmonella.
Tulane University has received a grant to reduce auto emissions from the chemical science company, SACHEM(Say-chem). Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Daniel Shantz (Sean-tz) says their goal is to improve the performance of zeolite SSZ-39…