A year-long narcotics investigation in Terrebonne Parish has resulted in six arrests and the largest methamphetamine seizure in the history of the sheriff’s office. Lt. Blake Tabor says information provided by concerned citizens helped spark the investigation…
The six people that were arrested were from 25 to 59 years old. Tabor says the investigation is ongoing and they are exhausting every lead.
After serving about 6 weeks in his position, Former Louisiana Surgeon General, Dr. Ralph Abraham, has stepped down from his position as Principal Deputy Director of the Centers for Disease Control. The agency says Dr. Abraham’s decision to resign was due to unforeseen family obligations. Abraham began his duties at the beginning of the year after being sworn in by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in mid-December.
Dry and windy conditions have increased the fire danger for Louisiana. LRN meteorologist Bill Jacquemin has more..
Damaging wildfires burned around the state yesterday including hundreds of acres in St. Tammany Parish along I-12. Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner, Mike Strain, says the fire jumped the Interstate, forcing it to be shut down in both directions.