Former Addis police pleads guilty to two counts of manslaughter and one count of negligent injuring
David Cauthron, a former Addis police officer, pled guilty Monday to two counts of manslaughter related to a deadly car crash on New Year's Eve in 2022. Cauthron slammed his unit into a vehicle with three teens during a high-speed chase and killed two teenage girls from Brusly High School. West Baton Rouge District Att...
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Bill to eliminate vehicle inspection stickers goes before House Transportation
A bill to eliminate vehicle inspection stickers in Louisiana will be heard in House Transportation today. Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley's bill would remove the requirement to have an up-to-date inspection sticker. "It really doesn't do anything other than make us pay money to the state government. It's a m...
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Inspector General's report on overdose death of two-year toddler and DCFS's missteps
The Louisiana Office of Inspector General has issued a report on their investigation of the death of two-year-old Mitchell Robinson III who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2022 in Baton Rouge. Inspector Stephen Street said even though the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services was notified of previous over...
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New statewide poll shows minimal voter appetite for changing to a closed primary
A new poll from JMC Analytics indicates there is still minimal support for changing Louisiana's elections to a closed primary. In the first special session, lawmakers voted to move Congressional, PSC, BESE and Supreme Court elections to a closed primary starting in 2026. Pollster John Couvillon says he surveyed 660 lik...
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New Coushatta Casino Resort plans to invest $150 million in hotel expansion and upgrades
Coushatta Casino Resort will break ground on a new $150 million 204 room hotel expansion in Kinder. Director of Marketing Robert Thornton says the upgrades will boost the number of rooms for tourism at the property. "Considering that on every weekend we're at 100 percent maximum occupancy and that most weekdays it...
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