Drug dealers caught with fentanyl will now face stiffer penalties thanks to a new law that went into effect on August first. Brooke Thorington has more.
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People in Ville Platte are mourning the death of Deputy Marshal Barry Giglio. He’s the law enforcement officer killed Monday night while serving a search warrant on a known drug house. Giglio is described as a good servant who was always willing to help out. One person inside the home was also fatally shot. State Police is investigating.

The state department of education says LEAP scores for third through 12th graders improved for a second straight year as 75-percent of Louisiana school systems improved. State Department of Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says for a state that struggles with literacy, he’s pleased to see the mastery rate for third graders in English Language Arts improved five points over last year to 43….
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Brumley says it’s also encouraging to see last year’s third graders showed strong improvement in English Language Arts as fourth graders.

Bass pro Jake Ormond of Sterlington has set a state record for catching the largest longnose gar from a Louisiana waterway. He snagged the big fish in Bayou Bartholomew. Ormond says a quick google search told him the state record was just over 30 pounds, so he knew he was close…
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Ormond says the official weight at a certified scale in Farmerville was just over 31 pounds and 65.5 inches long.