Former St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain is facing federal charges in a 16-count indictment accusing him of using his authority while in office to get kickbacks after awarding a public contract worth over a million dollars to run a prison work-release program. U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser announced the charges at a news conference.
Cut 4 (09) “…of the taxpayer.”
Strasser says Strain gave the contract to the son and daughter of two of his deputies.
The state is rolling out a new school safety app that should cut down on emergency response times. The RAVE Mobile Safety App gives school staff easy access to the right emergency response authority in the event of an on-campus incident. State Police Colonel Kevin Reeves says it won’t be available to students…
RAVE cost the state four million dollars.
Baton Rouge-based Epic Piping is coming to Lake Providence, investing in a two-million-dollar fabrication facility that will bring decent-paying jobs to one of the nation’s most impoverished towns. The census estimates the northeast Louisiana town is home to about 3,500 people and Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says Epic Piping will provide good living wage jobs.
Pierson estimates the investment will generate 79 new indirect jobs as well. The Poverty rate in town is 53 percent.
A new AAA study shows fatalities from running red lights have hit a 10-year-high. AAA spokesperson Don Redman says it is important to keep your head on a swivel when sitting at a red light.
Cut 15 (10) “…before you enter that intersection.”
Nationally, 939 deaths were recorded in 2017, the last full year the numbers were available. A third of respondents admitted to running a red in the last month.