Trinity Velazquez

3 days ago | louisianafirstnews.com | Trinity Velazquez

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — On This Week in Louisiana Politics, bills aimed at diversity, equity, and inclusion, cooperation with immigration authorities, and tax cuts advance in the regular legislative session. A plan to reconnect the Mississippi River to its wetlands, build new land, and restore dying estuaries is on life support. U.S. News & World Report has released its education rankings for the year, placing Louisiana among the worst-performing states.

4 days ago | louisianafirstnews.com | Trinity Velazquez

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Baton Rouge man is facing several charges after deputies found drugs, guns, and thousands of dollars in cash inside his apartment. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office (EBRSO) Gang Intelligence and Enforcement Unit, along with the SCAT team, began investigating suspected cocaine distributor Nathan Cole, 20. EBRSO said they watched him for several days and discovered he was running his drug operation from his apartment on E. Boyd Drive.

5 days ago | louisianafirstnews.com | Trinity Velazquez

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A man was shot and killed at Doyle High School’s baseball field on Friday night, the Livingston Police Department said. Around 9:07 p.m., dispatchers received a call that the victim, identified as Evan Lynch, 23, had been shot in the chest and was struggling to breathe. Using cell phone signal tracking, dispatchers traced the call to a vehicle traveling east on Texas Street.

5 days ago | myarklamiss.com | Trinity Velazquez |Allison Bruhl

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A bill aims to make a cherished Cajun holiday story Louisiana’s official Christmas children’s book. House Bill 273, introduced by Rep. Annie Spell (R-Lafayette), seeks to make “Cajun Night Before Christmas” the official state children’s Christmas book during the 2025 regular legislative session.

5 days ago | myarklamiss.com | Trinity Velazquez

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and state troopers arrested eight people for DWI during the 2025 Tickfaw 200 Poker Run on May 2 and 3. They also issued several boating safety citations. On May 2, LDWF agents arrested Wallace Wolfe, 54, of Gonzales, Todd Bourgeois, 38, of Paulina, and Dustin Miller, 24, of Franklinton after allegedly operating a boat while impaired on the Blind River and Diversion Canal.