Republican Interim Secretary Kyle Ardoin and Democrat minister and elections worker Gwen Collins-Greenup state their case for why they should be Secretary of State…
Three 13-year-olds have been arrested by the Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office after a student overheard them planning a shooting at Grant Junior High and reported it to authorities. They are facing charges of terrorizing.
A threat to Hammond High School was posted early this morning to social media, resulting in the school being closed before students arrived in the morning. Police on the scene now to make sure campus is safe.
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is working on a $34 million project that will use rock-filled sacks to protect the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Cameron Parish. The so-called pillows, which are about the size of a small car, are being placed by crane along a 3-mile stretch of shoreline. Authority project manager Bevin Barringer says the coastal erosion is a major concern for the area.
Heavy rainfall has led to road closures along Interstate 20 this morning. Aaron Davis, with the National Weather Service in Shreveport, says some areas saw 3.5 inches of rainfall as a result of a stalled frontal boundary that was pumped up with moisture thanks to winds out of the south