A Louisiana school “Teacher of the Year” who had been accused of inappropriate behavior with a former student has been arrested again on an additional charge. Christie Oster, the 38-year-old Broussard Middle School Teacher of the Year, was previously arrested by the Lafayette Police Department on charges of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent […]
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Louisiana police charge second person with murder in Super Bowl reporter’s drug death
A second person has been charged with second-degree murder following the death of a Super Bowl reporter who was covering the major sporting event in early February in New Orleans. Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old Kansas City, Missouri-based Telemundo sports reporter, was in New Orleans on assignment to cover the Super Bowl when he was found […]
Louisiana resumes executions after 15-year pause, approves use of nitrogen gas method
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has finalized and implemented a protocol allowing sentences for death row inmates to be carried out using the nitrogen hypoxia method, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday. The new protocol will allow for death sentences to be carried out again after a 15-year pause and builds on a constitutionally […]
New York doctor indicted for allegedly prescribing abortion pill to patient via telemedicine in Louisiana
A female New York doctor will be prosecuted for allegedly prescribing abortion medication via telemedicine in Louisiana. Dr. Margaret Carpenter was indicted in Louisiana Friday after allegedly using telemedicine to prescribe abortion medication to a patient. Carpenter, her company and an associate were charged with felony criminal abortion by means of abortion-inducing drugs, according to […]