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Concordia Parish could receive $3 million for jail expansion in legislative budget
Concordia Parish could receive $3 million for the renovation of a jail facility for 17-year-olds as part of $93.6 million the State of Louisiana is poised to spend on new and expanded youth facilities ...
Lethal street drug 'Tranq' claims life in Washington Parish
Sheriff Smith says seeing Tranq on the streets is adding to the opioid drug use problem. WASHINGTON PARISH, La. — It was a ...
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Two Louisiana executions set back-to-back, possibly the state's first using nitrogen gas
Gov. Jeff Landry announced in February 2025 that executions are set to resume in Louisiana, and state judges signed death ...
Drug overdose death in Washington Parish caused by ‘new substance,’ sheriff’s office says
WASHINGTON PARISH, La. ( WGNO) — The Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of a new drug doing damage in their area. Deputies said the drug, Xylazine, is a “deadly” new controlled ...
Convicted Russian criminal Alexander Vinnik is being freed in swap that released American Marc Fogel, officials confirm
Convicted Russian criminal Alexander Vinnik is being freed in swap that released American Marc Fogel, officials confirm.
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Why 1st death row killing in 15 years is off, even as Louisiana plans to resume executions
Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday that the state had developed a protocol for executing people with nitrogen gas, allowing it ...
Fighting for the rights of the incarcerated has been her lifelong pursuit
In 2005, while she was a student at Yale Law School, Andrea Armstrong chose a summer internship that brought her to Louisiana ...
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church to hold chicken and biscuit dinner
A chicken and biscuit dinner will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 22 in the parish hall at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 335 Locust St., downtown Johnstown. Dinner includes chicken and ...