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…
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The Louisiana Department of Revenue plans to move millions of dollars in tax refunds to unclaimed property if taxpayers do not claim them. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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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…
A winner who opts to take the lump-sum payment will receive an estimated 517 million dollars before taxes. Those who choose the annuity payment will receive $33.3 million before taxes. Annison says Louisiana is due for a Powerball jackpot winner…
Annison says the odds of winning the jackpot is 1-in-292 million…
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Rapides Parish authorities have identified the severely decomposed body of 58-year-old Robert Owens, a “geocacher” from New Jersey, who was reported missing Monday in Kisatchie National Forest southwest of Alexandria. RPSO Spokesperson Tommy Carnline says authorities located Owen’s body in a wooded area near a creek off the trail…
Owens flew to Louisiana alone on July 9th. Brown’s “geocache” colleagues alerted Melville authorities that Owens had not been heard from. Carnline says “geocache” is a familiar activity for outdoorsmen.
Carnline showed gratitude towards everyone who assisted in the search.
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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
On the one year anniversary of the state announcing plans to send incarcerated youth to Angola, the Southern Policy Law Center has released a report that provides recommendations to improve Louisiana’s youth justice system. Davis says one of their recommendations is to invest in community-based alternatives to youth incarceration that prioritizes rehabilitation
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 is not commenting on the legal fight to remove the incarcerated youth from Angola or the Southern Poverty Law Center’s recommendations for improving the state’s juvenile justice system.
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LSU Catcher Alex Milazzo told Tiger Rag radio last night that he plans to suit up for the Purple and Gold one last time. Milazzo appeared in 53 games last season before fracturing his fibula in the final game of the championship series, but the Zachary native says he’s not done yet
Milazzo has spent the last 4 years with the Tigers, batting .201 with a .993 fielding percentage. After learning under 2 coaches and helping LSU to 3 postseason runs, Milazzo says he can help the next generation of LSU baseball…
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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, LSU pitcher Paul Skenes agreed to a deal with the Pirates that includes a $9.2 million signing bonus, the highest for a draft pick in MLB history. Skenes says signing the deal didn’t take much convincing…
Skenes is expected to begin his professional career in the Florida Complex League, a rookie-level Minor League Baseball league. Skenes says his stuff is almost MLB ready, but he’ll need some time to adjust to the pros…