The headstone of the mother of Deridder’s first Black Mayor has been vandalized. Mayor Harris
is stopping short of calling this act of vandalism a racially motivated act. He tells KALB-TV that he’s leaning on his faith to get him through this.
The police department is actively investigating. The cemetery, however, does not have any security cameras, which will make the investigation much more difficult.
Bankrate released a recent study that found Gen Z and Millennial workers were more likely to ask for a raise or flexibility than their Gen X counterparts. Bankrate senior economic analyst Mark Hamrick…
There’s mixed reaction to President Trump’s proclamation giving a two-year exemption from new EPA emissions rules to 25 chemical companies, including 12 in Louisiana. Director of the environmental group Louisiana Bucket Brigade Anne Rolfes (RAWL-fiss) says people’s health is too important to take two years for these companies to meet these new standards. David Cresson (cress-AWN), the president of the Louisiana Chemical Association, says the two-year exemption is necessary and he disputes Rolfe’s notion that there’s a correlation between people’s overall health and proximity to a chemical plant.
The Scammers are again trying to exploit Louisianans text messages pretending to be the OMV to get personal and financial information defraud respondents out of money they think they’re paying for a traffic ticket. Deputy Commissioner Matt Boudreaux encourages people to inform others about potential scams.