Daily Archives: March 5, 2021

Lawsuit identifies suspect in deadly hit-and-run on Hale Boggs Bridge, why haven’t police made an arrest?

By Mike Perlstein | WWL-TV | March 5, 2021 LULING, La. — The driver in the Jan. 14 fatal hit-and-run accident on the Hale Boggs Bridge has been identified in a wrongful death lawsuit filed Friday on behalf of the victim’s widow and stepdaughter. The suit filed names Hunter Johnson, 22, of Reserve as the…

Judge delays bond ruling for man convicted of killing NFL star

By ArLuther Lee | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | March 5, 2021 A New Orleans judge will take another week to decide whether the man who shot and killed former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith will be granted bond after an emotional virtual court hearing Thursday. Cardell Hayes, who gunned down Smith in 2016 after…