Marrero mother pleads guilty for 3-month-old daughter’s death in 2020

MARRERO, La. — The mother of a 3-month-old girl from Marrero, who died in 2020 of a drug overdose, has plead guilty to a lesser charge.

Autumn Blansett initially faced a second-degree murder charge in the death of her daughter Maddalynn.

Officials said Blansett admitted to using methamphetamine intoxication and marijuana before breastfeeding the baby…

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