Napoleonville News

Abolishing the state inspector general's office would be a step backward for Louisiana, and that's why the Senate Finance Committee must restore funding that was eliminated by the House.

Some Louisiana lawmakers want to eliminate the state Office of Inspector General by erasing its funding from the budget.

A Belle Rose man was sentenced Tuesday to serve life in prison after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the strangulation death of an 84-year-old woman, District Attorney Ricky Babin said.

Assumption Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a woman who abducted a friend's 2-year-old daughter and took her to New Orleans, the Sheriff's Office reported Monday.

Advocate Staff Photo by Travis Spradling. -- Louisiana State University System President John Lombardi, left, testified before the House Education Committee Wednesday.