The Rapides Area Drug Enforcement has arrested a Pineville man for allegedly selling THC products to kids. 40-year-old Ahmed Gaber (gah-bear) of Pineville was booked in the Rapides Parish Detention Center for distribution of a stage-one classified drug above 2.5 pounds and released the same day on a ten-thousand-dollar bond. Tommy Carnline with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office says vapes in schools are a big problem…
Cut 12 (12) “…this type of stuff.”
A 10-month-old baby girl has died after being left in a hot car Tuesday in Jennings. Jennings Police Chief Danny Semmes (Simms) says the girl’s mother was unexpectedly called into work at a local restaurant and accidentally left the child in the car during her hour-and-a-half-long shift.
Temperatures were in the mid-90s across Acadiana on Tuesday, with heat indexes over 105 degrees.
This school year, some of Louisiana’s educators will be evaluated under a new system. Deputy Superintendent Dr. Jenna Chiasson (sha-son) says the old system lacked a comprehensive rubric or ongoing support, so they developed Louisiana’s Educator Advancement and Development System, or LEADS…
Cut 13 (09) “…one-time event.”
LEADS will be fully implemented for the 2025-26 school year, this year will be treated as a learning year.
Todd Graves, the founder of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, donated $100,000 to fund the creation of a 3D-printed artificial reef off the coast of Grand Isle. The reef will replace an old, decommissioned oil platform, contributing to marine conservation efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. Graves expressed his commitment to preserving Louisiana’s natural resources with plans to build four more artificial reefs in the Gulf.