On the first day of qualifying to run for U.S. Senate and House seats, six Republicans qualified for the Fifth Congressional District race. The seat is being vacated by Julia Letlow as she’s running for U.S. Senate. Among the six is State Senator Blake Miguez, endorsed by President Trump, who says he is running on his record of conservative legislation.
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A lot has been made of the fact that Miguez lives far outside of the 5th district in New Iberia, though legally he doesn’t have to live in the district to serve it. His opponents, including State Senator Rick Edmonds, believe it’s important a representative live in the district they represent.
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ULM is the first university in the state to install a drone detection system. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Federal prosecutors have indicted two foreign nationals in what is believed to be one of the biggest methamphetamine busts in Louisiana history. U.S. Attorney Kurt Wall says Livingston Parish deputies pulled the two men over on I-12 last Saturday.
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The Justice Department says the two men are citizens of Honduras and El Salvador and are in the country illegally.