A former child psychiatrist from Opelousas is sentenced to 15 years in prison for possession of child pornography.
72-year-old Gary Jefferson Byrd was found guilty last fall for ordering 44 CD’s containing videos of child pornography. Byrd had also printed hundreds of images that were stored in files in his bedroom.
He has already served 10 years [...]
Former Child Psychiatrist Gets 15 Years for Child Pornography
Strawberry Festival This Weekend
Red is the color of spring in Louisiana for both crawfish and strawberries.
The annual Strawberry Festival in Ponchatoula begins tomorrow. An estimated 200 thousand people will attend and buy their strawberries for Easter.
Louisiana has nearly 400 acres of strawberries producing some 850 thousand flats a year, an amount valued at 14 million dollars. This festival [...]
Police Search for 2 Missing Juveniles
The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department is asking for the community’s help in locating 2 missing juveniles, 12 year old Ariel Blaze Robin and 15 year old Henry Bieber, Jr.
Ariel Robin was last seen at 9:30 P.M., on April 6, 2014 running from her residence on Wenck Street in Leonville and getting into a white [...]
McAllister Caught on Tape Kissing Staffer
Vance McAllister is accused of infidelity in a video available in a West Monroe newspaper.
The West Monroe newspaper is showing a video on its web site purporting to be Fifth District Congressman Vance McAllister embracing a woman whom is not his wife. The video can be viewed here.
McAllister, a republican, has issued a statement [...]
Gov. Jindal Issues Spending Freeze
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal issues a freeze on expenses. He says it’s designed to guard against an unbalanced budget before the new fiscal year starts on June 1st.
Jindal also provided a long list of exemptions, which includes travel and supply expenses deemed essential.
KLAX ABC 31 News 4/7/14
State Police Arrest Alleged Child Predator
State police say they’ve arrested a man they describe as a child predator.
He’s 39-year-old Scott Hebert of Winnfield. He was arrested yesterday for indecent behavior with a juvenile. Troopers with the special victims unit say he used social media to contact children in Arkansas ages 10 to 12 and sent them pornographic pictures of himself.
And, [...]
Speed Trap Bill Heads to Louisiana House for Debate
Yet another speed trap bill is headed to the full Louisiana House for debate.
The measure would require speed trap warning signs outside the municipality. Woodworth in Rapides Parish was mentioned in the House testimony.
These kinds of bills have been attempted before and have always failed.
KLAX ABC 31 News 3/24/14
Foresters Prepare for Fire Season with Controlled Burns
Setting a fire to stop a fire. That’s exactly what foresters are doing in preparation of fire season. ABC 31′s Bennett Roland Junior shows us how they do it.
The U.S. Forest Service always reports controlled burns to the area sheriff’s office, so they know how to respond to public inquiries.
KLAX ABC 31 News 3/21/14
Early Voting for Spring Elections Starts Saturday
Early voting begins tomorrow and goes through March 29th in a handful of Central Louisiana parishes for the April 5th elections. These include mayoral races in communities in Avoyelles, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Vernon and Winn parishes.
Voter can cast early ballots from 8:30am to 6pm daily, except Sunday, in the offices of the parish registrar of [...]
