A lawsuit has been filed against the latest congressional map approved by the state legislature that contains two majority-Black districts. Brooke Thorington has more.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson blames President Biden and the Senate for the ongoing crisis at the Mexican border. When asked if he was trying to stall the bipartisan senate legislation as a political favor to former President Trump this was Johnson’s response.
A 61-year-old Monroe woman has been arrested for allegedly allowing people to sell narcotics out of her residence. Police first received an anonymous tip in June of last year. Rosie Lee Jenkins, known as “Momma Rose,” allegedly accepted narcotics and money in exchange for allowing the illegal sales. Authorities reportedly provided the witness with a recording device and involved the witness in controlled purchases of narcotics which eventually led to Jenkins’ arrest last week.
She has been charged with Letting a Disorderly Place.
More than a thousand people experienced homelessness statewide on a single night in January 2023, according to Housing Urban Development and the Homeless Coalition of Central Louisiana is asking for help through its GoFundMe initiative. Director Kitty Wynn says they help homeless people from across the country and additional funding is needed to keep their facility open.