Should diapers and feminine products be exempted from the state sales tax? Lawmakers will have to answer that question in the upcoming session. Matt Doyle has more.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may open the Bonnet Carrie Spillway in St. Charles Parish on Wednesday to relieve pressure on the levees along the lower Mississippi River. New Orleans district Corps Spokesperson Ricky Boyett says high water levels have arrived earlier than expected, because of rainfall flowing down from the Midwest…
Boyett says when gates are opened on the Spillway, water from the Mississippi River is diverted into Lake Pontchartrain at 250,000 feet per second…
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A 36-year-old New Orleans nurse was shot dead on Bourbon Street in the early Sunday morning hours. Julie Couvillion was an innocent bystander who was struck by bullets originating from a altercation at Willie’s Chicken Shack. NOPD Chief Shaun Ferguson says the shooting began when a security guard attempted to remove an uncooperative patron…
Barnes, a registered sex offender, is facing Second Degree Murder, and Attempted Second Degree Murder charges for the incident. Ferguson says after Barnes disarmed the security guard, he began firing wantonly…
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Earl, the llama that was shot three times by its owner last week, continues to recover from his injuries. He was at LSU’s vet clinic, but recently returned to the St. Landry Animal Control facility. Animal Control Director Stacey Alleman McKnight says Earl still has a long way to go.
Bullets are lodged in the animal’s neck, shoulder, and abdomen, causing a fractured rib.
Authorities say Earl was shot by his owner, 67 year old Madeline Bourgeois of Opelousas ,after she says her pet llama attacked her. McKnight says it appears Earl is of good temperament.
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