Not only was Pope Leo the 14th born in Chicago, but it turns out he has roots in New Orleans. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Crawfish prices have hit their lowest price point for the year. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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The Rapides Area Drug Enforcement Unit makes a huge drug bust. Major Tommy Carnline says over the past few months, the RADE Unit investigated 31-year old Dequavious Wagner.
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Carnline says the confiscated items included 65 pounds of powder cocaine, 96 pounds of methamphetamine, 6 pounds of fentanyl, more than a pound of heroin, more than a pound of synthetic marijuana, 252 grams of marijuana, and 87 grams of crack cocaine.
The street value of all those drugs is estimated to be up to one and a half million dollars. The arrest served as a stark reminder of the scale and reach of drug trafficking operations in central Louisiana. Carnline says it demonstrated RADE’s ongoing efforts to combat the local drug epidemic and keep dangerous substances off the streets.
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Carnline says the investigation is ongoing and additional suspects have been identified, and more arrests are probable.
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Not only was Pope Leo the 14th born in Chicago, but he has roots in New Orleans. Jari Honora (zhah-REE AHN-uh-ray), a family historian at The Historic New Orleans Collection, started digging into the former Robert Prevost’s family after hearing his last name, and he was amazed at what he found.
Honora says the pope’s mother is the only one among her siblings who was born outside of New Orleans.
Honora says by digging into your family history, you never know what you may learn about your family – and yourself.
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Louisiana’s own Lainey Wilson dominated the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards, winning entertainer of the year for the second consecutive time, as well as female artist and album of the year. In her acceptance speech, the Franklin Parish native expressed gratitude to her fans and reflected on her dreams of entertaining, despite feeling impostor syndrome.
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Wilson says ever since she was a kid in Louisiana, playing with her sister that she has always dreamed about entertaining people.
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Shreveport native and Grambling State University student who was homeless and sleeping in his mothers car was elected president of the National Youth Program representing over 80-thousand students. Austin Small says he’s proud to represent Louisiana and being the first in may categories for this role.
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Smalls says he didn’t let being homeless define who he was and knew he was meant for something great. He says the Jobs for American Graduates has taught him patience, responsibility and leadership.