On day one of qualifying, six Republicans and three Democrats qualified for the ballot in the fifth congressional district. Andrew Greenstein reports one candidate’s opponents are taking him to task for where he lives.
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The other well-known Republicans in the 5th District Congressional primary are Misti Cordell, who is the chairperson for the Board of Regents and Monroe state representative Michael Echols qualified this morning.
The University of Louisiana Monroe has installed drone detection equipment atop Malone Stadium. Doctor Mark Johnson is the training director for ULM Police and says this will bolster public safety as universities are facing escalating challenges from unauthorized drones. Johnson says Sky Safe gives campus police a reliable way to manage drones…
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The U-S Attorney for Louisiana’s Middle District, Kurt Wall, has announced two foreign nationals have been indicted after 360 pounds of methamphetamine were found in their vehicle during a traffic stop in Livingston Parish on Saturday….
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The Justice Department says the two men are in the country illegally.