The family of a 73-year-old grandfather is pleading for his release after immigration enforcement agents took him into custody near his home in Lafayette while on his way to work. He’s at an ICE processing center in Evangeline Parish. The family says Jose Francisco Garcia Rodriquez has lived in the U-S for 45 years since he fled Cuba. Rodriguez’s stepdaughter Christian Cooper Riggs posted this emotional plea on Facebook…
Cut 12 (15) “…to our country”
Riggs says Rodriguez tried to become an official citizen for the last ten years, but because he committed a crime in the first couple of years of his time in the U-S, he’s been unsuccessful.
It is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Cell phones are believed to be a major contributor to distracted or inattentive crashes. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple urges parents to set an example of not using a phone while behind the wheel…
Preliminary data shows that distracted driving crashes led to 180 fatalities in 2024 in Louisiana.
On the state Department of Treasury’s website, there is a portal that provides information on how public-school districts and charter schools spend their money. State Treasurer John Fleming says they are still collecting data, so not every school’s financial information is published yet…
Cut 15 (110 “….data to come”
Fleming is incredibly proud of the website, which was enacted as a result of a state law passed in 2023. He says sunlight is the best disinfectant to fight efficiency and waste.