Indictments in Tangipahoa Parish murder and related cases
Tangipahoa Parish grand jury indicted Tracy Rendell Jackson 19 on second degree murder for the March 28 shooting death of Bruce Williams 23 in Hammond. Williams died March 29 after being shot in Lincoln Park. Also indicted Dan Newman 53 for negligent homicide in a November 28 death. Clarence Osby 23 and Kenneth Anderson 25 with two counts of aggravated battery for the March 17 Daggs-Reid shootout. Probation revoked for Laura King 45 over forgery and theft, with eight years in prison. King previously faced a 1990 no contest theft and a 23hour hostage incident involving her husband. Additional pleas include Carl Blankenship 25 for second offense DWI. Jesse Keech 66 for first offense DWI with probation and classes. Gregory Nicolosi 18 for reckless operation. Bruce Womack 23 for speeding and resisting arrest. Arraignments set for July 9, July 26, Aug. 2, and Sept. 22 as noted.
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AMITE
Tangipahoa Parish
Hammond
Tracy Rendell Jackson
Anderson Street
Bruce Williams
Duncan Kemp
Williams
Lois Lane
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Lincoln Park
West Hammond
Dew Drop Inn
Natalbany
Jackson
Dan Newman
Newman Lane
Herman Collins
Daggs-Reid
Robert Morrison
King
Hank King
Carl Blankenship
West Hoffman Road
Morrison
Jesse Keech
Foley
Ala
Gregory Nicolosi
Akers
Bruce Womack
Route 4
Kentwood
Two Drown In Bayou Near Pensacola Bay
In Pensacola Florida a high school coach Clyde McSwain 44 and minister's son Chris Gantt 15 drowned while swimming toward a power pole in Bayou Grande near Pensacola Naval Air Station. Divers found them 14 feet deep about 10 feet apart within 90 minutes after they disappeared. McSwain a Pine Forest High School coach and life saver had earlier moved to Pensacola from Picayune Mississippi. Gantt a Mosley High School track star from Panama City had recently joined his father. The area is known for treacherous drop offs despite warnings.
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Pensacola, Fla
Pensacola
Pensacola Naval Air Station
Escambia County
Clyde McSwain
Chris Gantt
Bayou Grande
McSwain
Picayune
Miss
Grambling State University
Tangipahoa Parish
Gantt
Lawrence Gantt
Pine Forest High School
Sheriff's
Glenn Gowitzke
Navy Point
Don O’brien
Panama City
Good Hope
Local professor claims prize in music competition
Stephen Suber, associate professor of music at Southeastern Louisiana University, won third prize in the 1993 National Music Teachers Association distinguished composer of the year contest. His piece Enchantments Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra earned the honor.
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Stephen Suber
Southeastern Louisiana University
National Music Teachers Association
Judge rules exit exam unconstitutional in Louisiana
A Louisiana state judge ruled the high school exit exam violates equal protection by not requiring all students to pass to graduate. The decision affects about 500 students annually and could prompt diplomas for those who failed only the test, with BESE expected to appeal.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Joe Keogh
Ernest Johnson
Johnson
Ron Johnson
Keogh
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
BESE
Donna Contors
Contors
John Bertrand
Attorney General’s Office
Bertrand
State Supreme Court
Contois
Renee Gill Pratt
New Orleans
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