Keep Louisiana Beautiful has several New Year’s resolutions for Louisianans to help do their part in keeping the state clean in 2024. Teiko Foxx spoke with Director Susan Russell
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A Jefferson Parish man was fatally when a bullet came through his apartment window. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) is asking Louisianans to adopt one of their resolutions to help clean up the Bayou State in the New Year. Director Susan Russell says litter is a major issue in Louisiana. She says one simple resolution is to have a garbage bag in your vehicle to collect litter.
According to KLB’s 2023 roadside litter study, there are more than 143 million pieces of litter on Louisiana roadways.
Russell says truck drivers can make sure their bed is free of debris. She also urges truck drivers to secure large loads when transporting items on the highway.
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More than 53 percent of roadway litter is due to motorists. The KLB study also found Louisiana taxpayers are paying more than $91 million annually on litter abatement, a 65 percent increase since 2010.
Russell suggests using reusable bottles and bags and fewer single-use paper and plastic items.
Cut 5 (09) “ …don’t biodegrade.”
Visit LetLouisianaShine dot org for more resolutions and litter facts.
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Opelousas police officer Savannah Butler faces two counts of negligent injury after her firearm was discharged at police chief Graig LeBlanc and his wife Crystal. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says it happened after an argument between the LeBlancs outside of Butler’s home.
Guidroz says they do not know why Chief LeBlanc was at Butler’s residence on December 22nd, or why his wife, who’s a Captain with the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office later arrived at the home and what led to the argument.
Butler and Captain LeBlanc have both been placed on administrative leave, pending investigations by both agencies.
After being shot the LeBlancs were treated for their injuries and released from local hospitals. Guidroz says fortunately the injuries were not serious…
Butler also faces illegal discharge of a firearm and obstruction of justice charges, after allegedly cleaning up the scene before notifying the Sheriff’s Office.
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An innocent bystander was killed on New Year’s eve near Westwego in Jefferson Parish as a woman was attempting to retrieve her stolen vehicle. Sheriff Joe Lopinto says when the owner tried to get her vehicle back, she was confronted by three male suspects in the parking lot and at least one of the suspects fired at the vehicle’s owner…
The Jefferson Parish coroner has identified the victim as 32-year-old Corey Washington. Lopinto says the search for the suspects continues…
Lopinto says the victim was inside a nearby apartment complex when he was struck by a stray bullet