Funeral services for fallen Deputy U.S. Marshal Drew Hanson are Saturday in Alexandria. Hanson was fatally shot Monday while attempting to serve an arrest warrant. The suspect, Clarence Frazier, is scheduled to make his first court appearance Monday and faces life in prison if convicted. Visitation begins at noon at the Pentecostals of Alexandria, with the funeral at two o’clock.
The North Louisiana Crime Lab is warning about a new synthetic opioid showing up in street drugs that’s even more potent than fentanyl. It’s called cychlorphine (sigh-KLOR-feen). Deputy Director for Toxicology Kenton Leigh says they’ve seen a growing number of cases since February. He urges people to only get medications from licensed pharmacies…
Cut 9 (12) “…versus a counterfeit.”
Dangerous heat continues to grip Louisiana, and even hotter temperatures are expected early next week with highs approaching record levels. State health officials say four people died from heat-related causes in June. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says now is the time to limit outdoor activity…
Cut 14 (08) “…hydrate yourself.”
Soon it will be football season, and on October 17th in Monroe ULM and Louisiana Tech will face off in a football game for the first time since 2000, now that the Bulldogs have joined the Sun Belt Conference. Warhawks head coach Bryant Vincent says this is what college football is about.
Tech leads the all-time series 29 to 14.