The traffic death of a Sterlington officer in 2016 has yielded a 15 year sentence for a 46-year-old Louisianan. Jeff Palermo has the story.
Following the discovery of 20-year-old girl dead in her home in Fordoche, her ex-boyfriend is now in custody. Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff Bud Torres says 21 year old Eric Duhon Junior was arrested last night and booked this morning, charged with second-degree murder in the death of Madeline Falgout.
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The year was 1985 when the Bossier Educational Excellence Fund, or BEEF, began with just $500,000 from the yearly state tax revenue of Louisiana Downs. Now, that fund has grown to over $50 million, and the man credited with its start, Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell explains how BEEF got beefed up over the years.
The fiscal cliff is officially gone as the Revenue Estimating Conference recognized 500-million dollars in revenue that will be used to shield TOPS, public colleges and most state agencies from cuts after July 1st. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne led the meeting, one day after the governor signed a new sales tax bill into law…