The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the State Penitentiary at Angola in a case regarding air conditioning on death row. The appeals court says Angola does not have to provide air conditioning to the entire death row facility as some inmates were requesting. But the court did say that three death row inmates with medical conditions should be provided with some relief.

The FBI is looking for people in Louisiana and other states who were victims in a “sextortion” case. FBI New Orleans Special Agent Mike Anderson says 31-year-old Lucas Michael Chansler of Florida used social networking sites to convince teenage girls to perform sexual acts on camera….
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Chansler is currently serving 105 years in federal prison, but there are still unidentified victims and they should contact the FBI.

The search continues for those indviduals who attacked a State Police Trooper on June 30th in Rapides Parish. The officer was hit with an unknown object in the head during the traffic stop and gunshots were exchanged between the Trooper and a passenger in the vehicle. LSP spokesperson Scott Moreau says they’ve released a composite sketch of the driver….
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Anyone with information is urged to call State Police.

Candidates are gearing up for this fall’s election season as there are many seats open in both the Senate and House due to term limits. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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