Louisiana Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc says one year in, the criminal justice reforms put in place last year are showing great results. That’s in response to comments from Louisiana District Attorney’s Association President Ricky Babin who expressed concerns about dangerous criminals being let out. LeBlanc says the parole reforms have led to a noticeable drop in caseloads to under 135 per officer.
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Leblanc says probation and parole agents can focus more on the highest risk, highest need offenders, which will lead to better public safety and rehabilitation.

St. Martinville Police detectives are asking for the public’s help in trying to determine who killed a 17-year-old last night. Authorities says the male victim was shot multiple times and died from his injuries at a local hospital.

Senior tight end Foster Moreau will wear jersey number 18 this season. Kevin Barnhart has more on his reaction of joining the one-eight club…
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And it’s National Farmers Market Week and Louisiana Ag Commissioner Mike Strain is urging consumers to visit a farmers market and roadside stand. Strain says it’s not just a great place to buy fresh food, it’s an event…
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Strain says the state department of agriculture has a list of local farmers markets in your area on their website.

Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc says 2017′s criminal justice reforms are starting to show great results, despite criticism from DA’s that the program is leading to dangerous criminals being released too soon.
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Investigation Discovery will air “Sugar Town” tonight at seven o’ clock. It’s a two hour documentary that examines the 2014 death of Victor White the Third, who was shot in the back of a police cruiser in New Iberia. The cororner and a State Police investigation determined White shot himself, but his family says that can’t be possible, because White was in handcuffs.

With the November 6th election three months away, the campaigns of those on the ballot are doing their best to find funding. LA-Politics.com Publisher Jeremy Alford says it’s still early, but the six Congressmen running for re-election have seen solid collections….
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That’s House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who faces five challengers. But Scalise has one-point-eight million dollars in cash on hand as of June 30th.

It’s National Farmers Market Week and Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain is encouraging residents to visit one of Louisiana’s 75 farmer markets and 100 roadside stands. Strain says you’ll find the freshest fruits, vegetables and other Louisiana grown products…
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Strain says it most cases. crops get from the field to your family on the same day at a farmer’s market.

The November 6th election is three months away and the campaigns are doing their best to find funding. Kevin Barnhart talks with LA-Politics.com Publisher Jeremy Alford.
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It’s National Farmers Market Week. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says it recognizes the vital role the 75 farmers markets and 100 roadside stands in Louisiana have on the state’s economy…
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The President of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, Ricky Babin, says the criminal justice reforms approved over a year ago, has led to the release of five men who have been since rearrested and charged with murder. But the head of the state’s corrections department, Jimmy LeBlanc, says the reforms need time to get established…
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Leblanc says the reforms saved 12-million dollars last fiscal year and 70-percent of those savings will be spent on programs to reduce recidivism.

Court records show the man accused of threatening House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and another Congressman had 200 rounds of ammo and gun receipts for two guns at his home in Buffalo, New York. Carlos Bayon is charged with leaving threatening phone messages.

According to the Advocate, Attorney General Jeff Landry favors Louisiana’s current split jury law, which requires 10 of 12 jurists to convict a suspect in a felony case. A constitutional amendment is on the November 6th ballot that would change Louisiana’s law, requiring unanimous verdicts.

The state corrections department says the state is seeing a positive impact of the criminal justice reforms that went into place one year ago. They say the reduction of prisoners saved the state 12-million dollars and the new parole system has seen the total supervised population fall by 7,000, because offenders are now able to work towards certain goals to get out the system. But Louisiana District Attorney Association President Ricky Babin says he’s not exactly happy about the shortened parole periods.
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It is now legal in Louisiana to rescue a pet or a child from a locked, parked vehicle, by smashing a window to get in. The new law provides criminal and civil protection for good Samaritans who take action to save a life. The law does not state that it has to be a hot or cold day to take action.

Curators opened up a 105-year-old time capsule found underneath a recently removed confederate monument in New Orleans. Kevin Barnhart on what was inside….
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A Rouses’ grocery store clerk in Baton Rouge has received over 54-thousand dollars in donations as a result of a kind act. Jordan Taylor was putting up bottled orange juice in a cooler, when an autistic 17-year-old asked if he could help. The father of the autistic teenager made a video of it and the video has gone viral. A Go fund me account was set up to help Taylor go to college and donations are rolling in.

The Louisiana Department of Corrections says the first year of the criminal justice reforms is having a positive impact. D-O-C says the reforms have saved 12 million dollars. On November 1st, 19-hundred offenders were released and 120 of them are back in custody. But President of the Louisiana District Attorney’s Association Ricky Babin says he’s learned five of the prisoners released have been charged with murder, so just because someone is labeled nonviolent by the system, doesn’t mean they aren’t potentially dangerous.
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Babin says the state needs to continue to monitor the criminal justice reforms and nothing can be celebrated at this point.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has cited a Ville Platte man for shooting a whooping crane on July 25th. The wounded crane was found near a crawfish pond in Evangeline Parish. 52-year-old Gilvin Aucoin faces a fine of up to 50-thousand dollars and one year in jail.

If you see a pet or a child locked in a hot car, it’s now legal to break a window open to save them. Matt Doyle has more.
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Curators are examing the contents from a 105-year-old time capsule found in New Orleans by workers who removed a pedestel where the statue of Confederate General P-G-T Beauregard once stood. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser was on hand for the opening of the box and officials found paper money, phots, letters and Confederate and US flags…
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It is now legal in Louisiana to rescue a pet or a child from a locked, parked vehicle, by smashing a window to get in. The new law provides criminal and civil protection for good Samaritans who take action to save a life. Louisiana SPCA spokesperson Alicia Haefele says there are two things you need to do before breaking that window.
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The law does not state that it has to be a hot or cold day to take action.

LSU football players are reporting for camp today. Not everyone is sold on new offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger, but Coach Ed Orgeron says LSU’s offense set several records when Ensminger called plays in 2016…
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The US Department of Defense has issued a $10 million award to the LSU’s Stephenson Technologies Corporation in an effort to help protect small businesses from cyber attacks. STC’s President Jeff Moulton, says it’s an important topic, because it’s not a matter of if you will be hacked, but when.
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has cited 52-year-old Gilvin Aucoin of Ville Platte for violating the Endangered Species Act for allegedly shooting an endangered whooping crane. LDWF spokesperson Adam Einck says a wounded female crane was found in Evangeline Parish.
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Einck says Aucoin faces up to a 50-thousand dollar fine and a year in jail.

The Department of Defense has awarded LSU’s Stephenson Technologies Corporation with a 10-million dollar grant to help small businesses protect themselves against cyber attacks. S-T-C’s President Jeff Moulton says the ramped up security measures will mean lowered insurance costs for businesses….
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Moulton says they will be able to provide small business owners with the same advanced cybersecurity strategies employed by large industry.

A new Louisiana law makes it legal for good Samaritans to smash a vehicle’s window, if they see a child or pet in a locked car and no guardian can be found. Louisiana SPCA spokesperson Alicia Haefele says if you encounter this situation, be smart about it….
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Football season arrives for LSU as players report for fall camp today. Matt Doyle reports Coach Ed Orgeron is fired up…
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A Rouse’s grocery store clerk in Baton Rouge has received over 54-thousand dollars in donations as a result of a kind act. Jordan Taylor was putting up bottled orange juice in a cooler, when an autistic 17-year-old asked if he could help. The father of the autistic teenager made a video of it and the video has gone viral. A Go fund me account was set up to help Taylor go to college and donations are rolling in.