Over 19-hundred prisoners will be released today as part of the state’s criminal justice reform legislation enacted this year. But Winn Parish Sheriff Cranford Jordan says Louisiana needs to take a cue from Texas and begin rehabilitation before prisoners are released…:
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Supporters say the reforms will save the state millions and help with recidivism.

There’s now a month to go in the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season, but State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s not likely Louisiana will see tropical activity as we never have before in November. But he says even though Louisiana hadn’t seen a storm in four seasons, Mother Nature made up for it this year..:
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He says 2017 will go down as one of the top 10 most active seasons ever.

Tickets are going fast for the LSU versus Alabama game in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, as the secondary ticket market reports it’s one of the hottest games every year in college football. But Stub Hub spokesman Cameron Papp says there’s still time to get a seat in Bryant-Denny Stadium…:
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Kickoff is 7pm.

A Caldwell Parish juvenile is in custody after allegedly destroying a building that belonged to St. Paul Baptist church in nearby Richland Parish. Richland Sheriff Gary Gilley says they are still working to determine why anyone would want to burn down a building belonging to a church that’s been around for 137 years…:
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Gilley says the suspect was taken into custody early Tuesday afternoon and will be charged with arson.