A year-long narcotics investigation in Terrebonne Parish has resulted in six arrests and the largest methamphetamine seizure in the history of the sheriff’s office. Lieutenant Blake Tabor says the coordinated operation also resulted in the recovery of significant quantities of other dangerous narcotics.
The six people arrested range in ages 25 to 59 and live in Houma, Gray and Schriever.
A state lawmaker has filed a bill aimed at putting a stop to school threats. Pineville Representative Mike Johnson’s bill would increase the penalties for terrorizing and menacing schools – and parents would be held financially responsible. Johnson says there would be certain instances where parents could face even more severe consequences.
Cut 9 (10) “…them criminally liable.”
The windy conditions over the last couple days have kept firefighters very busy. Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says when you add a lack of significant rainfall, that’s made it impossible to safely burn anything.
Yesterday, that led to several massive fires, including one in St. Tammany Parish that burned along Interstate 12. That fire jumped the freeway, forcing it to shut down in both directions.
The National Weather Service had issued a Red Flag Warning until six p-m. National Weather Service Meteorologist Mike Efferson says even if there’s no Red Flag Warning in effect, it’s still not a good idea to be burning anything under any circumstances.