Governor Jeff Landry is sending Louisiana National Guard troops to the U-S Mexico border. Jeff Palermo has the details…
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The Rapides Parish town of Boyce is without a police force after it had to layoff six of its officers. Brooke Thorington has more…
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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….
Landry says several other states have also committed to sending their National Guard troops to the southern border.
He says the mission will help train the guardsmen for active duty and it will also help slow the amount of fentanyl entering the United States. He says many people know of someone who has died from a fentanyl overdose
Landry says the deployment could begin next month and he would not disclose how many guardsmen will be sent to Texas. Louisiana National Guard Brigadier General Thomas Friloux says their missions will be assigned through the Texas National Guard and they will not be in charge of detaining illegal citizens crossing the border
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Financial problems have resulted in the town of Boyce having to lay-off its entire police force, except for police chief Ronald Goudeau (Good-oh). Goudeau says the town’s finances could no longer support the salaries of his six officers…
Goudeau says he’ll continue to patrol the town daily and Rapides Parish Sheriff deputies will also assist in law enforcement duties.
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Goudeau is hopeful the town’s financial house can get back in order, so he can hire police officers again…
Goudeau says he’s been the police chief in Boyce since 2019, money problems plagued the town back then. Boyce mayor, Kelvin McCoy, says the police chief has significant authority over his budget and his budget has been completely expended.
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Two of the state’s top educators were surprised Wednesday with the Milken Educator award and each received a $25 thousand dollar cash prize. The recipients are Northshore High science teacher Kelly Ryan and Destrehan sixth grade science teacher Lauren Waguespack. Ryan says she could have never prepared herself for such an award.
Ryan is the first-ever Milken Educator Award honoree in St. Tammany Parish Public School system history. The Northshore alumna was honored for challenging her 11th and 12th grade science students to take an active role in learning…
Ryan and Waguespack are two of four educators in the Bayou State who earned the 2023-2024 Milken Educator Award. Christine Bayard of Johnston-Hopkins Elementary in Iberia Parish and Derrick Winn of Crestworth Elementary in East Baton Rouge Parish also received the Milken Educator award this week.
During a school assembly, Waguespack was recognized with the “Oscar of Teaching” for her innovative teaching skills and pursuing leadership opportunities. The sixth-grade teacher at Harry Hurst Middle believes this award is a tremendous honor for educators…
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Waguespack says her goal is to create an environment where learning becomes a journey. She hopes to make a lasting impression on the lives of her science students.