Advocates are asking a judge to remove a group of juvenile inmates being held at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. A court filing alleges the youth offenders are sleeping in hot conditions, they are isolated and forced to shower while shackled and handcuffed. Southern Poverty Law Center senior policy analyst Delvin Davis…
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The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice has no comment.

Rapides Parish authorities believe they have found the body of 58-year-old Robert Owens, a “geocacher” from New Jersey, who was reported missing Monday near Alexandria. RPSO Spokesperson Tommy Carnline says Owens’ severely decomposed body was located in a heavily wooded area…
Cut 6 (10) “…is deceased.”
Owens flew to Louisiana alone on July ninth on a geocache mission.

Lottery fans are feeling the excitement. Tonight’s Powerball Jackpot of $1 billion is the seventh largest in U.S. lottery history. Teiko Foxx has more…
Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Teiko Foxx”

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has signed LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese to an N-I-L deal. The Bayou Barbie is one of seven college athletes that will promote Johnson’s energy drink, ZOA. Reese has become one of the top NIL earners. She also has deals with Raising Cane’s, Amazon and Sports Illustrated.

The Southern Poverty Law Center has issued a report that provides the state with recommendations on improving its juvenile justice system. Senior policy analyst Devlin Davis says a major problem with the state’s youth justice system is that it’s over-reliant on incarceration, which is ripe with abuse. He says there are other alternatives that focus on rehab..
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The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice says they are constantly reviewing recommendations from third party groups.

The search for a missing New Jersey man in Rapides Parish is over as the body of 58-year-old Robert Owens was found in a densely wooded area. Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tommy Carnline says Owens was a geocacher…
cut 7 (10) “…..the country”
Owens was known to be an active geocacher.

Tonight is a one billion dollar Powerball jackpot drawing and maybe the winning ticket will be sold in the Bayou State. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Dustin Annison says we are due…
cut 4 (10) “…the win”
Annison says the odds of winning the jackpot is one in two hundred ninety-two point two million, which means you are more likely to be struck by lighting.

Former LSU pitcher Paul Skenes has signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates and he’s received a nine-point-two million dollar signing bonus, a record for an M-L-B draft pick. Skenes will report to the Pirates spring training site in Florida. No word on when he’ll pitch in the majors…
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Advocates are asking a judge to order for the removal of incarcerated youth housed at Angola. They are concerned with the lack of air conditioning and teens are sometimes in solitary confinement. Southern Poverty Law Center senior policy analyst Delvin Davis is urging the state to reform Louisiana’s juvenile justice system…
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The Office of Juvenile Justice says they do not comment on legal action.

Authorities believe they have found a missing a geochacher in a wooded area near Alexandria. Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tommy Carnline says the severely decomposed body of 58-year-old Robert Owens was located near Messina Road…
cut 8 (09) “…tragic end”
Carnline says Owens traveled from New Jersey to geocache, it’s an activity where people use their phone to find hidden containers.

The Louisiana Department of Revenue plans to move millions of dollars in tax refunds to unclaimed property if taxpayers do not claim them.
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Many are heading out to their local lottery retailer this afternoon to get a Powerball ticket. The jackpot is one-billion dollars. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Dustin Annison says the odds of winning the jackpot in 1-in-292 million…
cut 5 (08) “….luck everyone”

The Southern Poverty Law Center has issued a report that provides the state with recommendations on improving its juvenile justice system. Senior policy analyst Devlin Davis says a major problem with the state’s youth justice system is that it’s over-reliant on incarceration, which is ripe with abuse. He says there are other alternatives that focus on rehab..
Cut 11 (10 “…is deceased”
The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice says they are constantly reviewing recommendations from third party groups.

Rapides Parish authorities believe they have the body of 58-year-old Robert Owens, a “geocacher” from New Jersey, who was reported missing Monday in the Kisatchie National Forest southwest of Alexandria. RPSO Spokesperson Tommy Carnline says Owens’s severely decomposed body was located near a creek off the trail…
Cut 6 (10) “…different area.”
Owens flew to Louisiana alone on July ninth on a geocache mission.

Tonight is a one billion dollar Powerball jackpot and maybe the winning ticket will be sold in the Bayou State. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Dustin Annison says we are due…
cut 4 (10) “…the win”
Annison says the odds of winning the jackpot is one in two hundred ninety-two point two million, which means you are more likely to be struck by lighting.

Lighting has struck for former LSU pitcher Paul Skenes, the SEC’s single-season strikeout leader has etched his name in the record books yet again. After being selected No. 1 overall in the MLB draft, Skenes agreed with the Pirates on a contract that includes a $9.2 million signing bonus, the highest for a draft pick in MLB history. He says signing the deal didn’t take much convincing…
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Louisiana lawmakers have succeeded in overriding the governor’s veto of a bill that bans doctors from performing a medical procedure that attempts to alter the biological sex of a minor. Pollock Representative Gabe Firment has called the bill the “Stop Harming Our Kids Act”….
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But New Orleans Representative Jason Hughes agreed with the governor’s veto message that the legislation is unconstitutional….
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Governor Edwards predicts the courts will determine this bill is unconstitutional.

Advocates have filed court papers seeking a judge’s order that would remove the incarcerated youth that are housed at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. They are concerned the lack of air conditioning and putting the teens in solitary confinement is not good for their physical and mental health. Southern Poverty Law Center senior policy analyst Delvin Davis is urging the state to reform Louisiana’s juvenile justice system…
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The Office of Juvenile Justice says they do not comment on legal action.

LSU Catcher Alex Milazzo told Tiger Rag radio last night that he plans to suit up for the Purple and Gold one last time.…
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Milazzo has been with the Tigers since 2020.

Twenty-four people who are closely associated with a Shreveport gang are facing federal charges for allegedly coming up with fake businesses in order to receive pandemic relief funds in order to buy guns. U-S Attorney Brandon Brown says all of the individuals indicted are facing at least a wire fraud charge…
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If convicted, the defendants face a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.

A Baton Rouge woman accused of killing her boyfriend and dumping his body at a local park is also the suspect in the 2021 murder of her ex-boyfriend. BRPD Sgt. L’Jean McKneely says 42-year-old Janice Frazier confessed to killing 34-year-old Christopher Holden last week, then admitted to murdering Emanie Anderson 2 years ago….:
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McKneely cites domestic violence as motive.

Advocates are asking a judge to remove a group of juvenile inmates being held at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. A court filing alleges the youth offenders are sleeping in hot conditions, they are isolated and forced to shower while shackled and handcuffed. Southern Poverty Law Center senior policy analyst Delvin Davis…
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The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice has no comment about the legal fight to remove incarcerate juveniles from Angola.

Tonight’s Powerball Jackpot of $1 billion dollars is the third largest jackpot ever for Powerball and the seventh largest in U.S. lottery history. Louisiana Lottery Spokesperson Dustin Annison says Powerball fever is spreading…
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The grand prize winner who opts to take the lump-sum payment will receive an estimated $517 million dollars before taxes.

Louisiana lawmakers have succeeded in overriding the governor’s veto of a bill that bans doctors from performing a medical procedures that attempt to alter the biological sex of a minor. Pollock Representative Gabe Firment has called the bill the “Stop Harming Our Kids Act”….
cut 13 (13) “…gender dysphoria”
New Orleans Representative Jason Hughes agreed with the governor’s veto message that the legislation is unconstitutional….
cut 14 (12) “….normal children”
A federal judge last month struck down the Arkansas version of the trans youth health care ban. Firment’s bill is set to go into effect in January.

New campaign finance reports shows Republican Jeff Landry has nine-million dollars available in his gubernatorial campaign warchest, while the lone major Democrat in the race, Shawn Wilson has just 594-thousand dollars. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Wilson will have to pick up the pace…
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U.S. Attorney Brandon Brown says 24 people closely associated with a Shreveport street gang are facing charges related to a CARES Act fraud scheme. Brown says the defendants defrauded the federal government of thousands of dollars by taking advantage of small business pandemic relief loans to fund criminal activity…
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Brown says the defendants manufactured a variety of artificial businesses in order to fraudulently receive pandemic relief dollars.

The Louisiana Legislature has voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill that bans doctors from performing medical procedures that can alter a child’s sex. The House overrode the veto by five votes, on a 75-23 vote. The bill’s author, Pollock Representative Gabe Firment says 20 other states, including many in the South, have passed similar legislation…
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On a 28-11 vote, two more yes votes than needed, the Senate also voted to overturn the veto. St. Martinville Senator Fred Mills voted no as he believes the Legislature should not get involved in the relationship between a patient and a child…
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Expect legal action to block the law from going into effect.

New campaign finance numbers show Republican Jeff Landry has a huge advantage in available dollars over his opponents. Landry reported raising 4.5 million dollars from April 8th to July 7th and has nine-point-two million dollars on hand. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says that’s a lot of cash
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Republicans John Schroder and Stephen Waguespack have about two million dollars in cash on hand and so does independent Hunter Lundy.

Grant Parish Deputies have seized over 71 pounds of marijuana in the largest drug bust in parish history. Sheriff Steven McCain says the large quantity of pot had a street value of 586-thousand dollars…
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After a month-long investigation, 57-year-olds Charles Dupry and David Hollis of Pollock were arrested in connection with the sting operation.