On his monthly radio call-in show, Governor Edwards talked about minimum wage and a gubernatorial candidate who’s fought against it. Teiko Foxx has more…
Public Service Commissioner Mike Francis announces his candidacy for Secretary of State. Francis tells The Advocate he’s met with several clerks of court who’ve asked him to run. The Republican will challenge fellow party member and incumbent Kyle Ardion.
Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Detectives are investigating a home invasion that killed a local business owner Tuesday night. 71-year-old, Mark L. Hailey, owner of Fat Daddy’s Crawfish in Shreveport was found unresponsive in his home. Natchitoches Police Captain Tony Moran says Hailey’s body was discovered by a relative who went to do a wellness check.
Preliminary autopsy results point to blunt force trauma as the cause of death.
24-year-old Dillon James has been sentenced to eight years in prison, one of the years has been suspended, for beating up a 67-year-old newspaper delivery person at his grandfather’s home in Rosepine. His brother, Douglas Paul James of DeRidder received a similar sentence last October. Vernon Parish D-A Terry Lambright…