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Cell phones now banned in Louisiana schools, NPSB announce changes
NATCHITOCHES, La. - Natchitoches Parish School Board is announcing some changes to its student handbook after Gov. Landry signed into law a bill that bans cell phone use in schools. SB207 states that any cell phone or additional communication devices must be powered off and put away for the entire...
Attorney General Liz Murril calls NOPD training illegal
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is slamming a plan from the New Orleans Police Department that could keep guns out of most of the French Quarter when the new concealed carry law takes effect in New Orleans. Murrill says the NOPD could face legal action if...
Former Monroe City Superintendent Brent Vidrine booked following lengthy school board investigation
The affidavit shows Vidrine was arrested on one count of felony theft, one count of malfeasance in office and two counts of filing or maintaining false public records. This amounts to four felony charges. Vidrine was released with a bond set at $22,500.
Boil Advisory for Customers of Chatham Water System Expected to End Soon
The Boil Advisory that the New Hope St. Clair customers of the Chatham Water System has been under since June 24th is expected to end soon. The good news was learned during a discussion about the situation with Chatham Mayor Gregory Harris on Tuesday, July 2nd. “We have been told...
Coach Robbie Causey Speaks with Kiwanis
“I was blessed to be raised in Winnfield,” Robert “Robbie” Causey, head coach of Leesville Wampus Cats, told Winnfield’s Kiwanians at their meeting on June 25, 2024. Robbie’s parents, Don and Sheila Causey, long-time members of the Winnfield community, were guests of Kiwanis, as well as Tommy Straughan and Candace Tarver. He enjoyed growing up amid the football tradition here, and cited the examples of his coaches and teachers and their guidance as helping mold him into the man he is today.
Man shoots, kills his grandparents in Washington Parish
WASHINGTON PARISH, La. — A man is in custody after shooting and killing his grandparents, according to the Washington Parish Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to a shooting in the Mt. Hermon area around 2 p.m. Investigators say 23-year-old Colby Stokes told a neighbor that he had shot his grandparents....
Months-long probe leads to major drug bust
NATCHEZ — After several months of investigation, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Group has arrested three suspects for allegedly distributing large amounts of narcotics in Adams County. In addition, agents with the Special Operations Group seized nine vehicles and thousands of dollars in cash, as well as narcotics with a street value of […] The post Months-long probe leads to major drug bust appeared first on Mississippi's Best Community Newspaper.
Hurricane Beryl Track Update, What it Means for Louisiana
The distance in air miles between Lafayette, Louisiana and Grand Cayman Island in the Caribbean Sea is a little over 1,000 miles. That means the center of circulation for dangerous Category Three Hurricane Beryl is more than 1,000 miles away from Louisiana's coastline. But ask anyone who lives in hurricane...
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