Governor Jeff Landry is sending Louisiana National Guard troops to the U-S Mexico border. Jeff Palermo has the details…
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The suspect killed in a fatal officer involved shooting in Caddo Parish on Wednesday has been identified as 19-year-old Javaria Taylor. Authorities say shots were fired as officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant to Taylor, who was in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Deputy Justin Dunn took a bullet but is expected to recover.
Congratulations to Kelly Ryan and Lauren Waguespack! The two Louisiana teachers won the Milken educator award, the nation’s preeminent teachers’ program. Waguespack, a sixth grade teacher at Harry Hurst Middle school in Destrahan hopes to make a lasting impression on the lives of her science students.
Ryan and Waguespack was awarded a 25-thousand dollars cash prize for their outstanding work as a educators.
Boyce Police Chief Ronald Goudeau is the only officer left in the police department as a result of the town’s budget cuts. Goodeau says the town’s finances could no longer support the salaries of his six officers who were laid off…