Governor Jeff Landry announces he’s sending Louisiana National Guard troops to the southern border to assist the Texas National Guard in border security. The deployment is expected to cost the state three-million dollars and Landry says it’s well-spent money….
He says other states have also committed to sending troops to the border.
Financial problems have force the town of Boyce to lay off their entire police force except for police chief Ronald Goudeau (Good-oh). He’s hopeful the town’s financial house can get back in order, so he can hire police officers again…
Goudeau says he’ll continue to patrol the town daily and Rapides Parish Sheriff deputies will also assist in law enforcement duties.
Two more Louisiana educators were surprised Wednesday with the Milken Educator award, and each received a $25 thousand dollar cash prize. The recipients are Destrehan sixth grade science teacher Lauren Waguespack and Northshore High science teacher Kelly Ryan, who says she could have never prepared herself for such an award.
Christine Bayard of Johnston-Hopkins Elementary in Iberia Parish and Derrick Winn of Crestworth Elementary in Baton Rouge also received the Milken Educator award this week.