The recent killing of a six month old child in Natchitoches has taken a stunning turn, with the mother of the child now under arrest, charged with first degree murder. The child died from severe burns following what was initially believed to be a home invasion. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning has given a timeline on when he believes the full picture will be clearer.
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. Drug companies are now refusing to sell the drugs necessary to execute prisoners. LeBlanc says they’ve tried reaching out to those chemical companies, but no one’s budging.
Increased wages were part of the pitch for the trillion and a half dollar tax plan that slashed corporate taxes, and lowered the top marginal income tax rate. The average pay for workers has remained mostly flat over the last year, and Tax Foundation Director of Special Projects Nicole Kaeding says it may be a few years before workers see a noticeable boost in wages related to the tax reform package.
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 the suspects lived with the grandmother for some time and says he has no idea how the neglect could become so severe that the two wouldn’t have noticed when their grandmother had fallen into that poor of a condition…