An arrest warrant has been issued for an educator accused of sexual contact with a student. Shreveport Police obtained the warrant when they were unable to reach the accused, 32-year-old Dayton Corbett. An investigation began after allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a student came to light, leading the Caddo Parish School Board to place Corbett on administrative leave. The warrant for Corbett’s arrest is for one count of prohibited sexual contact between an educator and a student.
A man who allegedly shot into a crowd of a thousand people in Many (Manny) has been arrested after an overnight manhunt. 21-year-old Julius Winfield IV was found walking along a road in Natchitoches Parish this morning. Detective Wade Seegers with the Sabine Parish Sheriff’s Department says a motive for the shooting that occurred at a trail ride, or an exhibition for horses and four-wheelers, on July 13 has not yet been determined.
Cut 13 (10) “…life threatening, so.”
While crops like corn and rice are seeing a good harvest this year, Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain estimates it will take years for the state crawfish industry to bounce back from last year’s historic drought. Strain says the effects of the drought won’t be fixed in a day…
The state is preparing to roll out the 1.36 billion dollar federally funded GUMBO 2.0 ensuring every community, no matter how small, has high-speed internet. Director of the State Office of Broadband Development Veneeth Iyengar stresses how transformative high-speed internet access will be for those remaining communities that weren’t part of the initial rollout of 172 million dollars through the American Rescue Plan Act. For example, revenue increases for small businesses that can process credit cards.