Governor John Bel Edwards is in Washington participating in a criminal justice reform event by the Pew Charitable Trusts. His Administration helped pass laws last June allowing for the early release of nearly two-thousand non-violent prisoners. The governor said he is committed to lowering jail population and hopes to see improvement quickly…:
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Louisiana US Senator John Kennedy responded to Edwards’ remarks saying the answer to criminal reform isn’t releasing prisoners, but it starts with addressing corruption within the corrections system..:
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Edwards says the cost savings from a lower incarceration rate will allow the state to spend more money on programs to reduce the risk of former prisoners to re-offend.

In August of 2013, a sinkhole in Bayou Corne swallowed swamps and resulted in a mandatory evacuation of 350 residents. Texas Brine drilled through a salt dome which caused the disaster. Now, film producer Victoria Greene released “The Forgotten Bayou”, a documentary on the lives of those impacted, Texas Brine, scientists and government officials…:
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Greene says “The Forgotten Bayou” aired at the Vermillion Center in Lafayette last night and she has plans to host the film in other areas of the state soon.