The state is introducing a school safety app that gives administrators and teachers easy access to the authorities in the event of an emergency. State Police Colonel Kevin Reeves says in addition to major emergencies the app allows school staff the ability to communicate just school-wide in the event of a less threatening situation.
Former St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain is facing federal charges. A 16-count indictment accusing him getting kickbacks after awarding a public contract worth over a million dollars to run a prison work release program was announced Thursday. U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser says Strain gave the contract to the son and daughter of two of his deputies, who worked as accomplices in the scheme.
A national AAA study indicates deaths from running red lights has increased for the fifth straight year, setting a ten-year high of 939 deaths. Jeff Palermo has the details.
Baton Rouge-based Epic Piping is coming to Lake Providence, investing in a two-million-dollar fabrication facility. Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says it will make a major impact on the town’s economy.
In 1994 Time named Lake Providence the poorest place in America.