Overcrowded Angola Prison Still Houses Inmates on Floor
Nearly two weeks after a federal judge ordered relief from overcrowding at Angola’s Tours 4 State Prison, inmates continue sleeping on mattresses on the floor as new prisoners arrive. The facility housed 3,849 inmates, well above its 2,900 capacity, with 608 more in transit or work camps. Corrections Director Elayn Hunt and Gov. Edwards weigh an appeal while lawmakers debate tougher good time rules and budget limits. The judge also ordered rapid fire and sanitation improvements and 180 days to plan decentralization of Angola.
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Angola
Juder
Tours
Murray Henderson
Elayn Hunt
Edwin Edwards
U.S. Dist
E. Gordon West
New Orleans
Harry Connick
Henderson
Connick
Teuess
West
Judge West
Y Day Camp Citations Awarded at Forsythe Park Closing
At Forsythe Park Best Camp awards and citations were presented at the YWCA YMCA Day Camps closing ceremonies. Outstanding girl campers included Valerie Prewitt Stacy Swaggert Paul Russ Leazel Fields Carol McBride Edie Hart Becky Scalia. Venture Camp had Kimberly Kennedy Grant Ethridge and Stuart Ethridge as outstanding campers. One hundred forty children attended the June session with 29 Venture Campers taking swimming lessons.
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Forsythe Park
Carol McBride
Becky Scalia
Valerie Precht
Todd Slack
Clint Thompson
Eddie Cox
Ywca - Ymca
Valerie Prewitt
Stacy Swaggert
Paul Russ
Leazel Fields
Edie Hart
Angela Barrett
Susan Booth
Jennie Branch
Melanie Hutchinson
Cynthia Hattaway
Karyn Smith
Pam Henry
Gina Buttita
Kim Smith
Angie Barrett
Sandy Graham
Candice Mulhearn
Mitzi Ross
Jill Watson
Karen Tolbird
Kimberly Kennedy
Grant Ethridge
Stuart Ethridge
Richard Keenean
Logan Alridge
Jack Buttitter
Joey Spatafora
Richard Koenenn
Jim Huggins
Ryan Wallace
Mike Fuller
Tom Moore
Todd Perry
YMCA
Wanda Miletello
Venture
PAR Critiques Legislation on Education Board Powers
Baton Rouge AP report notes PAR says proposed laws blur lines between the Board of Regents and the Elementary and Secondary Education Board. Details reference vocational technical and special schools and a plan giving Regents more control over certain schools in New Orleans. Public Affairs Research Council endorses a separate bill.
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Baton Rouge, la
Board of Regents
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
PAR
Regents
New Orleans
Man Seeks Wife in San Francisco Street Gesture
A middle aged man sits on a folding chair along a San Francisco street with a sign seeking a wife and shared interests. Donald Kizzee laments that passersby offer only casual chatter while he hopes for romance after his partner died last month from diabetes.
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San Francisco
Donald Kizzee
Kizzee
Snakes Squeeze Man To Unconsciousness On Stage
Miami Beach AP reports entertainer Joe Savage was squeezed unconscious by a fixed python during a weekend performance of Nature Play. Stagehands freed the snake, Savage was treated and released from a hospital and plans to continue performing with the animal.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Joe Savage
Savage
Randolph Proposes Income Disclosure for Officials
Rep Ned Randolph of Alexandria outlines a bill to require lawmakers, appointed agency heads, and state employees to disclose their sources of income. The measure targets financial transparency and potential conflicts of interest within government.
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Ned Randolph
Alexandria
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Bess Sharp
YWCO
Carol Thesman
Guy Rich
James Wink
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Tim Greer
Public Affairs Research Council
Lyman Ward
Camp Hill
Ala
South
Spaghett
Women's
King & Queen
Twin City Mall
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Northeast
Louisiana
Trenton Apps
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