 BY DOUG GRAHAM | Staff writer The last time Melony Phillips saw John Brown Sr., she was giving him a thank-you gift. "I said, 'you've been a great friend to me. I appreciate you so much," she remembers telling Brown. Now he's gone, victim of a deadly shooting in his own home. It's a case that has left neighbors and loved ones wondering what could possibly have caused someone to kill a 79-year-old grandfather. Here's what we know about the shooting, the stories of kindness his loved ones are telling and their shocking, sudden loss.
You do the crime, you do the time. That's one of the most basic ideas behind the criminal justice system. But, in Louisiana, lawsuits, federal officials and now judges are criticizing the state for bureaucratic missteps that they say have led many inmates to be kept in prison past their release date. Here's how federal judges have recently put pressure on the state. And here's how the state auditor continues to find problems with the system.
LSU's football team leaps into SEC play on Saturday with an 11 a.m. game at Mississippi State. - Here are the basics: When, where, how to watch
- Here's how Brian Kelly is changing up the role of Harold Perkins, one of the defense's most-watched players
- Here's how Kelly is making an extremely talented cornerback earn his trust and his way onto the field
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