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‘It appears she broke that law’, says co-author of jail escape alert law after New Orleans inmate was released by mistake
Landry and co-author State Rep. Debbie Villio (R-Kenner)’s now-law requires a sheriff or jail leadership to immediately ...
Lawmaker suggests Sheriff Hutson violated new state law on rogue inmate notification
At-Large Councilmember Helena Moreno raised the issue of Landry’s law in a news conference Monday, July 28, saying Hutson ...
Heart of Louisiana: Swamp School
It is the Swamp School in St. Charles Parish, where children get hands-on experience with crawfish, crabbing, shrimping, fishing, ecology, wetlands, canoeing and more. “People can’t care about ...
Former Orleans choir teacher Joshua Kagler accused of another sex crime on school campus
Law enforcement officials believe there may be additional victims and are urging anyone with information to come forward.
Lawmaker says OPSO might have broken new law by not notifying public sooner of mistaken inmate release
Lawmaker says OPSO might have broken new law by not notifying public sooner of mistaken inmate release ...
New Orleans, Gulf Coast humidity higher than in previous decades, researchers say
Keim attributes the rise in humidity to higher ocean temperatures and a warming climate. He says it is possible that humidity along the Gulf Coast could increase in coming years. In a place already ...
New Orleans humidity is indeed getting worse, researchers find
Coroner identifies couple who died in apparent murder-suicide in Harvey ...
Man remained detained for 21 hours after Orleans jail released wrong inmate
Lawmaker says OPSO might have broken new law by not notifying public sooner of mistaken inmate release. Updated: 7 ...