If you’re planning on flying out of New Orleans this week, plan on arriving at Louis Armstrong International Airport at least three hours before your scheduled departure. That’s because the line at the TSA checkpoint is very long. Deputy Aviation Director Erin Burns says this comes as several TSA agents are out because of the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
Burns says the line is so long that it extends to the parking garage at times.
Two women from Texas have been arrested after allegedly using plastic crows to smuggle drugs, cell phones and tobacco into a federal prison located in Grant Parish. Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain says the suspects used a drone to drop the plastic crows filled with contraband onto the grounds of the Federal Prison…
Thirty-eight-year-old Melanie Jean Worthington and 41-year-old Kassy Marie Cole have been arrested on multiple drug charges. McCain says when authorities tracked down Worthington and Cole, they were in possession of the plastic crows that were dropped into the prison.
The 2026 legislative session begins at noon. Jeanne Burns has a look at some of the big issues that will be discussed.
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A state senator is looking to make fortified roofs mandatory for new construction in the coastal parishes. Senate Insurance Chairman Kirk Talbot says fortified roofs practically pay for themselves.