The Superdome will begin a 450-million-dollar facelift after the Black and Gold wrap up the season as part of a joint funding agreement between the state, Superdome Commission, and Saints organization. Superdome Commission Chairman Doug Thornton says these renovations are designed to improve an iconic facility…
The state will spend 90-million dollars on the project, the Superdome Commission and Saints will put up the rest.
Former State Police Superintendent Mike Edmonson has been cleared in an investigation into his alleged repeated misuse of department funds during his tenure. A Legislative auditor’s report detailed a department funded “side trip” to Las Vegas for troopers, Edmonson living rent-free at the state police compound, and other violations. Edmonson Attorney Gray Sexton spoke with LRN…
Former Lake Charles Police officer Robert Hammac has pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom to using excessive force during a police chase in 2017. U-S Attorney David Joseph says the victim was not resisting in any way or posing a threat. He says the Department of Justice supports police officers, but Hammac’s actions betray the badge and the public’s trust
Hammac pleaded guilty to a single count of deprivation of rights under color of law.
Longtime and now former St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain pleads not guilty to charges of aggravated rape, aggravated incest, indecent behavior with a juvenile, and sexual battery related to a series of allegations stretching back four decades. Loyola law professor Dane Ciolino says expect this line of attack from his defense…