
RADE makes major narcotic seizure and arrest
During a press conference yesterday, the Rapides Area Drug Enforcement Unit (RADE) displayed a significant seizure of illegal narcotics and drug manufacturing supplies, highlighting a major bust valued between 1.4 and 1.5-million-dollars. Major Tommy Carline says over the past few months the RADE Unit conducted an inve...
23m ago

Authorities investigate deaths of wife and husband in Webster Parish
Webster Parish deputies are investigating the deaths of former Registrar of Voters 63-year-old Melanie Smith and her husband, 58-year-old Kenny Smith. Sheriff Justin Parker says the couple was found dead in their home on State Highway 528 shortly after 8 p.m. during a welfare check. "When our deputies responded an...
6h ago

House Republicans looking to lower the state income tax again
Louisiana's state income tax was lowered to three percent at the beginning of the year and House Republicans would like to lower it again. The lower chamber has approved a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to lower the state income tax from 3-percent to 2.75 percent beginning January 1st, 2027. "We know...
23h ago
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National Weather Service facing staffing challenges due to Trump pay cuts
Hurricane season begins June 1, but the National Weather Service face serious staffing challenges. Since the start of President Trump's second term, nearly 1000 employees have left, leaving key offices in cities like Lake Charles, Houston, and Tampa understaffed. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim warns that th...
May 08, 2025

REAL ID requirement is now live, but there are alternatives, according to the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles
If you use your driver's license as your main form of identification to board a commercial flight, it now has to be REAL ID compliant. But if you haven't gotten your REAL ID yet, there's no need to worry. Matt Boudreaux with the Office of Motor Vehicles says you have alternatives at the TSA checkpoint. "TSA would ...
May 08, 2025