You can now view 5 years of financial disclosures for all 298 judges in the state of Louisiana at the New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission’s website. MCC President Rafael Goyeneche says they’ve made it easy to find out how much your local judge makes, and any potential locally financial ties they may have.
12 years ago an ethics reform package was passed that required the executive and legislative branches to publicly post financial disclosures, but the State Supreme Court blocked judges from having to comply.
A third Louisianan has now died from vaping related illnesses linked to the use of Vitamin E Acetate in E-cigs. Office of Public Health Assistant Secretary Alex Billioux says 35 people have been diagnosed with the illness, and they’re disproportionately older…
Bayou Country Super Fest is now more, going on hiatus after years of declining attendance. The festival traditionally was held in Tiger Stadium, and President and CEO of Visit Baton Rouge Paul Arrigo says several factors contributed to last year’s modest attendance, including bouncing back from the festival’s two-year run in New Orleans, shrinking the schedule from three days to two, and a late lineup release.
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Authorities arrest a Calhoun man on a drug charge after he approached two people asking to borrow guns at a Planet Fitness parking lot in West Monroe. West Monroe Police Major David May says it is unclear why he thought it was a good pitch, but the suspect told the two why he needed the money.
19-year-old Leonard Duke faces one count of possession of a schedule II controlled dangerous substance.