Iberville Sheriff Brett Stassi says his deputies have arrested 54-year-old Galen Marcantel for a horrific elder abuse in a case where it’s suspected Marcantel was taking advantage of an older, infirm woman. Marcantel had allegedly been living with the woman for many months and had barred the victim’s family from checking up on her…
The Governor’s Office for Elderly Affairs reported 1,739 caregiver neglect cases across the state last year.
Former St. Tammany Parish President Pat Brister passed away. The public servant also had stints as the State GOP Chairwoman, and President Bush’s 2004 Louisiana Reelection Campaign Chair. St. Tammany Superintendent Trey Folse knew her well, and says his daughter looked up to Brister…
A Texas woman is arrested in Bossier Parish, accused of stealing an ambulance from Dallas. The chase began when Louisiana State Police intitiated a traffic stop near the Texas border. Trooper Brent Hardy says the one tool 19-year-old Kendall Tyson probably could have used to cut through the traffic was not used during the pursuit.
Tyson is charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, aggravated flight, resisting by false information, misrepresentation during booking, DWI, and driving without a license.
New Orleans native and former LSU Tiger Tyrann Mathieu is a Super Bowl champion today as he helped Kansas City beat San Francisco 31-20 in last night’s Super Bowl in Miami. Mathieu is anxious to defend their title, having taken home the trophy in KC for the first time in five decades.