US Transportation Secretary, Elaine Chao, will be paying a visit to the bayou state in response to an invitation from US Senator Bill Cassidy. Kevin Barnhart has more.
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A former Louisiana Senator is now throwing his name in the hat for Secretary of State. AG Crowe says the first thing he’d do if elected would be to overhaul the department’s tech.
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A child was returned to his family after an Amber Alert was issued for 9-month-old Liam Allen who was abducted last night after 43-year-old Terry Doehling stole a vehicle he was sleeping in. Doehling drove the vehicle from Jeanerette to New Orleans allegedly unaware that the child was in the vehicle. Louisiana State Police Spokesperson Trooper Melissa Matey has more…
A civil rights advocacy group is raising concerns about the practice of jails eavesdropping on attorney-client phone calls made from inside of the facilities. Court Watch NOLA presented their findings to the New Orleans City Council, and says the practice is done in prisons across the state. Executive Director Simone Lavine says recording those conversations is not constitutional.