A man who was slated to be the first death row inmate executed in Louisiana in 15 years has died. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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New Orleans hosted a successful Super Bowl earlier this month and can now look forward to hosting the Super Bowl of wrestling next year. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A death row inmate slated to be the first to be executed in Louisiana in 15 years has died. 81-year-old Christopher Sepulvado passed away over the weekend after spending more than 30 years on death row. He had been scheduled to be executed by way of lethal gas on March 17th. Attorney General Liz Murrill said she had no plans of calling off the execution had Sepulvado lived.
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Sepulvado was convicted in 1992 in the DeSoto Parish murder of his six-year-old stepson, Wesley Allen Mercer. His attorney, Shawn Nolan, blasted the state, saying the thought of strapping him to a chair and forcing him to breathe toxic gas into his failing lungs is barbaric. Murrill says what he did to that six-year-old boy was even more barbaric.
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Nolan says Sepulvado spent decades in prison repenting for his actions while becoming a devoutly religious man. Murrill says God will now have the final say.
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Saturday morning Louisiana State Police responded to a fatal two-vehicle crash involving a Red River Parish Sheriff’s Office patrol unit on U.S. Highway 84 near Cut-Off Road. Trooper Eddie Thomas says the crash resulted in the death of 70-year-old Ella Winn of Coushatta.
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Thomas says Winn was traveling east in 2022 Nissan Rogue. For reasons still under investigation, Winn’s vehicle turned left and collided with the Tahoe.
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Thomas urges drivers to follow traffic laws, stay alert, and always wear seat belts, as these precautions can make a critical difference in crash outcomes.
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Impairment isn’t suspected but samples were taken and the investigation is ongoing.
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Manning Family Children’s is welcoming Houma Pediatrics and Thibodaux Pediatrics to its pediatric primary care team in March. Manning Family Children’s Hospital Physician and Chief D. Mark Kline says these two Acadiana-based clinics will continue offering expert care under the Manning Family Children’s network.
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Serving over 131,000 children last year, Manning Family Children’s operates 16 primary care locations across Southeast Louisiana. Kline says they want to expand their access to their services.
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Formerly Children’s Hospital New Orleans, Manning Family Children’s provides comprehensive pediatric care with over 600 specialists, 3,000 employees, and 30+ satellite locations. Kline says the Manning family will help spread the word on all that the hospital offers.
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DOGE’s Elon Musk is calling on federal employees to document their work or resign. In an appearance on Fox News today, Governor Jeff Landry says he conducted a similar exercise when he was Louisiana’s Attorney General. Landry says he called on employees at the state department of justice to reapply for their job and explain their duties…
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Landry says in his first year as attorney general in 2016, the state was facing a budget crisis and the governor at that time John Bel Edwards called on state agencies to find efficiencies. Landry says it led to a more productive Department of Justice…
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At least three federal agencies have told their employees to ignore Musk’s request. The FBI, the State Department and the Pentagon have said they oversee reviewing the performance of their personnel. Landry says federal workers concerned about losing their job shouldn’t worry, if they are productive…
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