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Free Concealed Carry Courses Scheduled for September
Sheriff Craig Webre announced the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office will host two free concealed carry courses on Saturdays in September. The courses will be held on September 7 and 21, 2024, at the LPSO Shooting Range at 3451 Highway 182 in Raceland. The free informational course will cover gun safety, storage, liability, and prohibited carrying locations. Residents are encouraged to take the training if they intend to carry a concealed firearm without a permit, also known as “constitutional carry.”
Ten Commandments Law causes split reactions among LSU students and professors
Governor Jeff Landry signed Act 676 into law on June 19. More commonly called the Ten Commandments Law, it will require the postage of the Ten Commandments in every publicly funded classroom. Currently, the law is receiving pushback from many Louisiana residents, and the ACLU will be representing several parents...
Breaux Bridge man arrested on drug and weapons charges
The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office arrested a Breaux Bridge man on several narcotics and weapons charges. Earl Maiben III, 45, was arrested on Friday following an investigation into possible drug activity at a 400 block Castille Street home, according to an SMPSO announcement. Deputies seized 186 grams of cocaine,...
Iconic Henderson restaurant reopens after damage from deadly May storm
Pat's Fisherman's Wharf reopened Monday after a storm heavily damaged the building two months ago. "If you get weak, you get beat. It's survival of the fittest. They taught you that in school," Pat's owner, Harvey Huval, said. Huval said crowds piled in for the restaurant's grand reopening. The business's...
MADD awards local law enforcement for DWI arrests
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Sunny Wall and Mothers Against Drunk Driving are awarding 118 law enforcement officers from around the state for their efforts over the last year. MADD said the officers helped to prevent senseless crimes. “They need to be acknowledged,” said Wall, the executive director for MADD...
Construction job opportunities bringing down unemployment rates in La.
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Unemployment rates in Louisiana are going down, and one of the biggest job markets contributing to those numbers is construction. “It’s a steady growth industry in the state, in the Baton Rouge region, and produces a multitude of job opportunities for people,” Louisiana Workforce Commission Director of Research and Economic Analysis Emily DiPalma said.
More rain Tuesday, more again Wednesday
NEW ORLEANS — It will be another wet afternoon for much of Southeast Louisiana as very little has changed in our weather pattern over the last 24 hours. We had scattered storms move through New Orleans around noon, and more rain in the Gulf will likely affect us this evening, bringing the possibility of some localized flooding.
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