The murder of a six month old child the rocked the Natchitoches community last week has more details emerging. The child died from severe burns following a home invasion. 25 year old Felicia Marie-Nicole Smith has been arrested in connection with the case, with more arrests expected. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the kidnapping and murder were not a random act.
The Tax Foundation says their estimates show the average Louisianan will receive a 1,300 dollar tax break resulting from the tax reform passed in Congress last year. But a national poll showed most Americans haven’t seen a bigger paycheck yet. Tax Foundation Director of Special Projects Nicole Kaeding says if so, talk to your employer about adjusting for the new rates.
Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc is speaking out against Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry’s accusations that the Edwards Administration is stonewalling efforts to continue executions in Louisiana. Executions have stopped since the legislatively approved drugs ceased production in 2010. LeBlanc says before releasing a letter to the media, Landry had been dead silent to him on the issue.
The New Orleans Police Department have arrested two of their own following an investigation in to the officers’ involvement into battery on a man in Mid City that left the victim hospitalized with severe injuries. As a result of the arrest, termination proceedings have begun today. Both officers graduated from the NOPD Training Academy in December and are still in a probationary period. The investigation continues as to whether more serious charges are warranted