The grandchildren of a bedridden Baton Rouge grandmother have been arrested after the elderly woman was found dead in their home. Baton Rouge Police Spokesperson Sgt. L’Jean Mckneely Jr. says Barbara Lewis-Brown was found in deplorable conditions. As a warning, the description is extremely graphic…
Cut 6 (10) “…and malnourished”
Louisiana hit record low unemployment numbers for June, at 4.7 percent, and Kaeding says their numbers show the tax reform package passed by congress last year will ultimately be responsible for 3,000 jobs created this year in the state.
Increased wages were part of the pitch for the trillion and a half dollar tax plan, but Kaeding says it may be a few years before workers see a noticeable boost in wages related to the tax reform package.
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. In a recent letter, Landry claimed that Angola State Penitentiary’s Pharmacy was capable of compounding the chemicals necessary to produce the drugs needed for lethal injections. Jimmy LeBlanc:
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. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says they’ve now made an arrest and more arrests are expected.