The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the state does not have to prevent the heat index from going above 88 degrees on Angola’s death row. Jeff Palermo reports…:
A Denham Springs woman, who is the sister of CNN anchor Don Lemon, drowned in a pond. 58-year-old L’tanya Grimes died Wednesday night in the Livingston Trace subdivision. Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard says someone saw her fishing one minute and then she was gone.
The body has been sent for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
Shreveport police say they are investigating the discovery of male body found in a trunk of burned out vehicle. Corporal Marcus Hines says The Shreveport Fire Department responded to a call and found the 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis on fire last night. Hines says they are hopeful some witnesses will come forward to help them solve this strange case…
He says due to the severity of the burns, they can’t identify the victim.
The Alabama state tourism agency has installed ten billboards around New Orleans and south Mississippi, inviting them to celebrate “America’s original Mardi Gras.” They don’t specifically say Mobile, but mileage distance points in that direction. Louisiana Mardi Gras expert Arthur Hardy…
He says the country knows where the birthplace of Mardi Gras really is.