Former LSU QB Joe Burrow now has a baby giraffe named after him at the Baton Rouge Zoo. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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An Advocate report accuses Attorney General Jeff Landry, known for his hardline stance on immigration, of bringing in Mexican workers to help build a plant in Cameron Parish…
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Former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow may have collected many accolades during his time as a Tiger, but he now has a new honor thanks to the Baton Rouge Zoo. Zoo spokesperson Robyn Lott says the public nominated and then voted on the top three names for a baby giraffe and “Burreaux” was the one to stick.
After filtering through the nominations, zoo officials picked the top three names which also included Romeo and Kiume, which is Swahili for masculine and strong. Lott says through the voting the zoo was able to raise over $2000.
Burreaux is on exhibit Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Lott says Burreaux is the twentieth giraffe to be born at the zoo.
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A 71-year-old retired farmer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter for the 1989 disappearance of his wife, Isabelle and her friend Marian Coutee. Rapides Sheriff Earl Hilton credits the D-A’s office for prosecuting the case quickly after Robert Blair was arrested last October
Deputies got enough evidence to arrest Blair, after the truck, Isabelle Blair and Coutee were last seen riding in, was found on the property once owned by Robert Blair. Possible human remains were also found on the property and they are still being analyzed by the LSU FACES Lab. Hilton wonders how Robert Blair lived with himself all of these years
Since Blair is 71-years-old, that means he’ll likely spend the rest of his life at Angola. Rapides Parish Assistant District Attorney Christopher Bowman says the victims’ families were fine with the sentencing
Bowman says Blair confessed to the killings, but it was in self-defense.
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A report by the Advocate alleges Attorney General Jeff Landry, who rails against immigration issues, brought in skilled Mexican laborers on work visas to construct an LNG plant in Cameron Parish.
Landry political advisor Brent Littlefield says yes, the AG did help bring foreign workers to the job site, but it was only temporary.
Littlefield says the jobs were advertised locally first, but Advocate reporter Bryn Stole says the H2B skilled worker visa program is controversial and opposed by both the Trump admin and labor unions.
Stole says there is no definitive proof Landry broke the law in these dealings, but they did uncover documents indicating his companies may have misled the feds to get access to the visas.
Stole says the paper also discovered Landry and his brother Benjamin, had dealings with a now-imprisoned “labor broker” who illegally brought over 1,000 Mexican workers into the country.
Littlefield says the whole investigation was bogus, no laws were broken, and all the information uncovered was public record already. He also took issue with Advocate reporters’ behavior.
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A carjacking suspect is dead after being shot during an altercation with Bossier City Police on Thursday. State Police is now investigating the incident. Trooper Brent Hardy says an officer responded to an attempted carjacking near the CenturyLink center.
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Hardy says they now have a positive identification on the suspect.
A Bossier City permit inspector underwent surgery today after suffering a broken shoulder during the initial carjacking attempt at the hands of the deceased.
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The inspector had gotten out of the truck when the suspect hopped in and upon trying to stop him, was pushed to the ground, causing the injury.