The Raise the Age Act legislation approved in 2016 goes into effect Friday. It says 17-year-olds charged with non-violent crimes will be prosecuted in the juvenile justice system, instead of as an adult. Rachel Gassert, with the Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights says it’s a good thing for troubled 17-year-olds, because there is a better chance these teenagers will not re-offend if they are in the juvenile court system compared to the adult system…
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Yahoo Sports reports LSU Basketball Coach Will Wade will be subpoenaed for a federal basketball corruption trial that will begin in April. Wade says he has not been following the case and his focus is on tonight’s game against 13th ranked Texas A-and-M. Back in October, Wade’s name reportedly appeared in a transcript from a separate federal trial involving a man who was found guilty of multiple felony fraud charges.

Senator Bill Cassidy says he wants to see more of an an effort in freeing a Lake Charles man from a Venezuelian prison. Tomeu Vadell is one of six Citgo executives who faces what their families claim to be trumped-up corruption charges. Cassidy says political unrest in the country is complicating their efforts….
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Cassidy says he’s working to maintain diplomatic contact with Vadell, even as the political situation in Venezuela grows more chaotic.

Bayou Tech Brewing in Arnaudville will release a new limited-edition beer on March 2nd called Cajun Breakfast Stout. It’s a beer brewed with coffee, cane syrup and boudin.Karlos Knott says it tastes like nothing, you’ve sipped before…
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Knott says they are sure that this is the first beer to ever include boudin in its recipe.