The Rapides Area Drug Enforcement Unit makes a huge drug bust. Major Tommy Carnline (KARN-line) says over the past few months, the RADE Unit investigated 31-year old Dequavious Wagner.
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Carnline says the confiscated items included 65 pounds of powder cocaine, 96 pounds of methamphetamine, 6 pounds of fentanyl, more than a pound of heroin, more than a pound of synthetic marijuana, 252 grams of marijuana, and 87 grams of crack cocaine.
Shreveport native and Grambling State University student who was homeless and sleeping in his mother’s car has been elected president of the National Youth Program Austin Small says he didn’t let being homeless define who he was and knew he was meant for something great. He says the Jobs for American Graduates has taught him patience, responsibility and leadership.
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The first American Pope, Leo the 14th was born in Chicago, but he has roots in New Orleans. Jari Honora (zhah-REE AHN-uh-ray), a family historian at The Historic New Orleans Collection,
the pope’s mother is the only one among her siblings who was born outside of New Orleans.
Louisiana’s own Lainey Wilson has done it again winning entertainer of the year for the second consecutive time at the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. She also took home female artist and album of the year. The Franklin Parish native says ever since she was a kid in Louisiana, playing with her sister that she has always dreamed about entertaining people.