Two men the Justice Department says are in the country illegally have been indicted on drug charges in what authorities say is the biggest methamphetamine bust in Louisiana history. Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard says the deputies who stopped the two men on I-12 last Saturday were true heroes that day.
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The Justice Department says the two men are citizens of Honduras and El Salvador.
Drone detection equipment is now mounted atop Malone Stadium at the University of Louisiana at Monroe to increase public safety. Dr. Mark Johnson with ULM Police says universities are facing escalating challenges from unauthorized drones, especially during large events.
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Yesterday was the first day of qualifying for the May 16th U.S. House and Senate primary elections. Among those qualifying is for the 5th District House seat is State Senator Blake Miguez who was endorsed by President Trump but is under fire from opponents because he doesn’t live in the district. Miguez was originally going to run for U.S. Senate but changed gears when Trump endorsed Julia Letlow in that race. Miguez says he will continue fighting for President Trump’s agenda on behalf of the people of Louisiana.
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Another candidate who qualified for that race yesterday is Misti Cordell, who’s currently the chairwoman of the Board of Regents. She says it doesn’t concern her that President Trump’s endorsement went to someone else.
State Senator Stewart Cathey dropped out of the race yesterday saying the president endorsed the wrong candidate.
If you plan to vote in the May 16th primary election, you may want to the inactive voter list. Today the Advocate newspaper published 99 pages of the names and addresses of inactive voters in East Baton Rouge Parish alone.