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Did you know? Handling of domestic violence, mandatory reporting

State law (R.S.46:2141) mandates that whenever a law enforcement officer investigates an allegation of domestic abuse, whether or not an arrest is made, the officer shall make a written report of the alleged incident, including a statement of the complainant and the disposition of the case.

Secretary of State Schedler says voters don't have to worry about voter fraud in Louisiana

Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler at the New Orleans Museum of Art unveiling the new “I voted” stickers featuring art by the late George Rodrigue. Schedler says voters have no reason to fear a “rigged election,” as predicted by GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. Photo by Nicholas Chrastil.

Louisiana’s chief election officer, Secretary of State Tom Schedler, himself a Republican, says voters don’t have to worry about a “rigged election,” and charges his party’s presidential standard bearer, Donald Trump, with “overplaying the fraud card.”

Flooding impact on crawfish is unknown

Dr. Greg Lutz talks about crawfish at a crawfish production meeting held Tuesday at Toups Crawfish in Basile. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

How the mid-August flooding affected crawfish won’t be known until farms start harvesting, said Todd Fontenot, an Extension agent, after a crawfish production meeting at Basile Tuesday.

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