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Former state police leader sits on high-profile nonprofit board despite scandal

His supporters defend his involvement, pointing to his record combating human trafficking.

 

See drone video of 70,000 marijuana plants growing in Mississippi: report

The growing operation was found this week in rural Jefferson Davis County, authorities said.

 

Man accused of punching woman's head while raping her at her Algiers home

John White, 19, faces a charge of first-degree rape in the Aug. 25 incident.

 

With guilty plea, Paul Manafort to cooperate with Mueller's Russia investigation

He was in a 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians where he expected to receive information about Hillary Clinton.

 

Lane closures set for U.S. 190 in Covington area

The closures will be between Interstate 12 and the Bogue Falaya Bridge in Covington.

 

Convention Center hotel subsidies questioned by watchdog group

Mayor LaToya Cantrell has also been critical of the amount of public incentives developers are seeking.

 

Depression in Gulf no longer expected to form, hurricane forecasters say

New Orleans won't get any rain or wind from the system, forecasters say.

 

Pipeline lawsuits and trouble for shrimpers: coastal news roundup

Listen to this week's roundup of Louisiana's top environmental stories.

 

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