Repairs to the Sunshine Bridge in St. James Parish are ahead of schedule. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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A suspected serial killer has confessed to the murder of two Terrebonne Parish women. The murders happened in 1982 and 1996. Houma Police Sgt. Travis Theriot says it took multiple agencies, including his department, to make the arrest happen.
Theriot says the most important part of this case is that now the families of the victims have closure.
The Mad Hatter agrees to a 1.5 million dollar contract settlement with LSU that frees him up to chase new job opportunities, whether on the field or silver screen. The rumor mill is swirling with reports that say Miles is the front-runner to get the Kansas head coaching gig. Tiger Rag Editor James Moran says he’s not sold on it being as real as some reports make it out to be.
Les Miles had 6.5 million left on the contract he signed in 2005 that was cut short after he was fired in 2016.
Baton Rouge has been flooded with gunfire over the last week, with a 20 percent increase in shots fired, and 10 dead from shootings in the last 15 days including a kindergartner who was shot by a 13-year-old. Deputy Chief Robert McGarner says they’ll be putting 42 additional officers on the streets to help combat the rash of crimes.