The day after the Student Government Association president at Grambling State University was arrested for rape, the school’s police chief and assistant police chief resigned. And at this point, there are many more questions than answers as to the circumstances. Chief Rodney Demery and Assistant Police Chief Joshua Feliciano both submitted their resignations Thursday – the day after SGA President Life Makarudze’s arrest. While Grambling President Martin Lemelle Jr. says the two developments are unrelated, Lincoln Parish Journal Reporter Wesley Harris says the timing is especially peculiar.
Harris says Makarudze is charged with third-degree rape.
The Desoto Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing teenager that was last seen south of Stonewall around midnight on Saturday. Sixteen year old Gracie Davlin is five-feet, 100 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
The Louisiana Department of Health is sounding the alarm on cychlorphine by urging everyone to carry Narcan with them. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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It’s National Gumbo Day. To celebrate the occasion, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser has award winning Chef Corey Bahr of Monroe at his house, and the two are spreading the word about one of Louisiana’s most famous dishes to the country. Bahr says there are countless ways to make gumbo.