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Electric and hybrid vehicle owners could pay a road usage fee under a bill making its way through the Legislature
The House Transportation Committee approves a bill that levies a road usage fee on owners of electric and hybrid vehicles and the money will go towards highway and bridge maintenance. State Transporta...
May 02, 2022 CHUTTERSNAP / Unsplash
Shreveport school grapples with the loss of a 13-year-old student killed by a stray bullet
The school where 13-year-old Landry Anglin attended is in shock today after she was killed Sunday afternoon at her Shreveport home by a stray bullet. Police say a shooting between three vehicles outsi...
May 02, 2022 13-year-old Landry Anglin was killed May 1st when she was struck by a stray bullet in her home.
State lawmaker wants the Legislature to begin preparing for the sunset of a temporary sales tax
The House Ways and Means Committee approves a proposal to begin phasing out a state temporary sales tax that's set to expire in July of 2025. Prairieville Representative Tony Bacala's bill would begin...
May 02, 2022
LSU Survey: 51% of Louisiana residents support the death penalty for persons convicted of murder
The 2022 Louisiana Survey finds that 51% of Louisiana residents support the death penalty for persons convicted of murder. That's down from 58% in 2018 when the Lousiana Survey last included this ques...
May 02, 2022 League of Women Voters of California LWVC / CC
One Louisiana lawmaker wants students to be tested for reading proficiency before being promoted to 4th grade
A bill to improve literacy rates in Louisiana will be heard in the House this week. Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson's bill is modeled on a Mississippi law that prohibits students with reading...
May 02, 2022 Catherine Hammond / Unsplash
E. Feliciana D.A.: grand jury to hear fatal neglect case against parents who let daughter lie dead on the sofa
An East Feliciana Parish grand jury will hear the case against a Slaughter couple accused of extreme neglect in the death of their 36-year-old daughter. 20th Judicial District D.A. Sam D'Aquilla says ...
May 01, 2022
LSU Survey: Louisiana residents split on abortion, but the percentage of Democrats who are pro-choice increases
Multiple bills concerning abortion rights have been discussed during this legislative session, and it remains a polarizing topic in the state. However, Dr. Michael Henderson of the LSU Public Policy R...
Apr 29, 2022 Gayatri Malhotra / Unsplash
Former East Carroll Parish Sheriff arrested for trespassing and resisting arrest
Former East Carroll Parish Sheriff, 84-year-old Dale Rinicker was arrested Thursday in West Monroe after he was asked to leave a convenience store for allegedly making lewd comments to female employee...
Apr 29, 2022 84-year old Dale S. Rinicker arrest photo April 28, 2022 Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office
UPDATE American Idol winner Laine Hardy has been released from East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for allegedly bugging ex-girlfriend's room at LSU
LSU Police Arrest Report for Laine Hardy Former American Idol winner and Louisiana native Laine Hardy was arrested Friday morning after LSU Police received a complaint, he allegedly put a listening de...
Apr 29, 2022 Laine Hardy arrest photo East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, April 29, 2022.
High-ranking State Police Trooper confirms cover-up in Ronald Greene case
A high-ranking State Police trooper confirms LSP was involved in a cover-up to hide the facts surrounding the roadside death of Ronald Greene in 2019. Lt. Colonel Kenny Van Buren gave the admission du...
Apr 29, 2022 Roland Greene
