BESE is requesting the state legislature to provide additional dollars to make sure every school has a school resource officer….
Cut 2 (33) “…I’m Teiko Foxx.”

Law enforcement officers involved in two separate shootings that took place in Rapides Parish last November have been cleared of any wrong doing. One of the shootings took the life of Derrick Kittling, who was killed during a traffic stop that became physical. D-A Phillip Terrell says in both cases the shootings were legally justified.

Canadian based, Ucore North America, announces plans to build a 75-million dollar rare earth metals manufacturing facility at England Airpark in Alexandria. Ucore V-P and Chief Operating Officer Mike Schrider says it will be the first rare element separation and purification facility in the U-S and the rare earth oxides are needed for electric vehicle motors ..
cut 12 (12) “….make those vehicles”
Schrider expects operations to start in early 2025 and they expect to create 100 new jobs.

The biggest crawfish weekend of the season is upon. Crawfish App co-founder Laney King…
Cut 13 (10) “…last Easter.”
You can find boiled crawfish this weekend for an average of $4.75 a pound and live will run you $2.59 a pound.