According to the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, increased police presence on roadways and stricter enforcement of traffic laws is responsible for a reduction in alcohol-related accidents and fatalities on state roads. John LeBlanc, Executive Director of the...
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Brooklyn man indicted on murder charges
In that past couple weeks, news sources have been buzzing about the killing of an 8-year-old Brooklyn boy and the strange man connected to that killing. The gruesome murder took place on July 12, after the boy had gone missing after a day camp in Borough Park. He was...
Lafayette man charged with possession of child pornography
On Wednesday, a 26-year-old Lafayette man confessed to police that he downloaded over 100 child pornography videos onto his computer over the last year. In the affidavit supporting the man's warrant for arrest, the Lafayette Police Department said the man had...
Louisiana priest murdered by registered sex offender
A 31-year-old Mississippi man was arrested early Tuesday morning in Florida after shooting a 70-year-old Catholic priest to death in Waveland, Mississippi and using his car to take his ex-wife and children to Disney World. The murder took place at retreat house for...
Louisiana priest murdered by registered sex offender
A 31-year-old Mississippi man was arrested early Tuesday morning in Florida after shooting a 70-year-old Catholic priest to death in Waveland, Mississippi and using his car to take his ex-wife and children to Disney World. The murder took place at retreat house for...
Casey Anthony trial over: jury delivers not guilty verdict, P.2
In our previous post, we began looking at the recent acquittal of Casey Anthony on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter, and aggravated child abuse. As we mentioned, she was sentenced to four years in jail and a $4,000 fine for four counts of...
Casey Anthony trial over: jury delivers not guilty verdict, P.1
Many readers of our blog are likely already aware of the recent end to the murder trial of Casey Anthony, the 25-year-old Florida woman accused of the murder of her two-year-old daughter Caylee. On Tuesday, the jury returned a not guilty verdict on charges of...
Metairie pharmacist charged with Medicaid fraud
A 42-year-old Avondale man was recently charged with five counts of Medicaid fraud arising from a prescription drug scam. According to the Louisiana Attorney General's office, 51 Medicaid recipients from the New Orleans area who were recruited for the fraud scam have...
Government focuses on mortgage and securities fraud
According to a recent USA Today analysis, the Obama administration is going after fewer cases of defrauding government benefits program and increasingly prosecuting fraud schemes connect to mortgage lending, financial institutions and Medicare. One of the conclusions...
LA lawmakers: no drug testing for welfare recipients
On Tuesday, the Louisiana Senate, on a vote of 20-12, killed a bill that would have required drug testing for welfare recipients of cash assistance. The vote on the proposal, which has been repeatedly shelved over the years, didn't even generate enough support to...
