Former DeRidder mayor Misty Roberts has been found guilty on felony charges for having sex with a 16-year-old boy in 2024 while she was the mayor. Pamela Sleezer covered the trial for the American Press and says the victim’s mother had to remove herself from the courtroom because she was overcome with emotion when the verdict was read….
The crime occurred during a party at Roberts house. The victim was one of her son’s friends.
After having received President Trump’s endorsement before she entered the race, Congresswoman Julia Letlow received Governor Landry’s endorsement today in the U.S. Senate race. Incumbent Senator Bill Cassidy says Letlow is using a recycled endorsement to distract voters from what he calls her liberal record. His campaign says the governor’s actions against DEI policies conflict with Letlow’s DEI policies while she was at ULM.
Gas prices continue their skyward climb. Andrew Greenstein has more.
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Louisiana’s new FastSites program announced by Governor Landry yesterday is already going to work. Landon Lemoine, the strategic investments director at Louisiana Economic Development, says previously, the state would wait for companies to approach them before preparing a site. Now, the state will have land that’s shovel-ready.