Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announces that Amite City Councilman Emmanuel Zanders has been arrested and charged with eight counts of election fraud. Landry says the District 3 councilman illegally registered voters at addresses they did not live at.
In other Amite news, Bama wide receiver and Amite native Devonta Smith won the Heisman last night.
A kidnapped 11-year-old was saved and her alleged kidnapper is behind bars in Grant Parish after communicating with the minor over the internet. The girl went missing late Sunday in Madison Parish and was located in Grant Parish Monday evening resulting in the arrest of 22-year-old Angel Ramirez. State Police Trooper Michael Reichardt…
As the COVID vaccine rollout continues in Louisiana, healthcare workers are now receiving their second dose, and more are eligible to receive their first dose. Brooke Thorington has more
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Louisiana has hit an all-time high in COVID hospitalizations as the third wave of the virus seems to be spreading nearly uncontrolled throughout the state. 1,993 patients are in the hospital, and 43 additional Louisianans are reported dead from the disease today. We’re also just shy of 300,000 total cases.