A Senate committee approves legislation that gives Louisiana police officers the power to arrest people who are in the United States illegally. Denham Springs Senator Valarie Hodges says the federal government is doing a poor job of keeping migrants from coming over the southern border, the U-S constitution gives states the ability to protect themselves…
Huey Fischer Garcia, a staff attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center, says this law would clog up the state’s legal system as state judges are not up to speed on immigration law.
Because Louisiana has multiple bridges and major ports, many worry that what happened in Baltimore could happen here. Brooke Thorington has more.
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A FedEx driver was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon after crashing his delivery truck into a house in Houma. The homeowners were inside at the time, but authorities say no one was injured. Houma police say 31-year-old Michael Smith failed a field sobriety test, and an open alcoholic beverage, marijuana, and a schedule IV narcotic were found in Smith’s possession.