Three people are facing attempted murder charges after a Southeastern student survived a fentanyl overdose in January. Hammond Police Chief Edwin Bergeron says the Fentanyl Overdose Response Team, made up of several law enforcement agencies, hopes to curb the overdose epidemic and send a strong message to drug dealers.
None of the suspects were enrolled at Southeastern.
If crawfish is on your Easter menu, plan to spend 50 cents a pound more than last week as demand is outpacing supply. Crawfish App co-founder Laney King says prices are almost double what they were last Easter. She says Easter is the busiest weekend of the season and supply is lower than usual.
King says if you haven’t already, reserve your sacks now.
It’s Eastertime in Louisiana which means Elmer’s Candy will be filling baskets. During the pandemic, Elmer’s CEO, Rob Nelson says Elmers had to stop making their popular Strawberry Heavenly Hash but they’re back and even better. He says they received lots of letters requesting they’re but that’s only part of the reason…
Elmers, located in Pontchatoula, has been making Easter treats in the Bayou State since 1855.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologist Shelby Richard (Ree-shard) says they caught a 92-pound, nearly 50-inch Grass Carp in Lake Concordia in Ferriday. He says they’ve sent samples to the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service to see if it was sterile. He p0ints out Lake Concordia does not have the necessary habitat for reproduction.