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Five Dead, Nine Hospitalized in Louisiana Vibrio Outbreak
BATON ROUGE, La. — Five Louisiana residents have died and nine have been hospitalized this year after contracting Vibrio vulnificus, a potentially deadly bacterium found naturally in warm coastal waters. The Louisiana Department of Health announced that nine cases have…
Student’s Threats Force Lockdown At Ocean Springs High School
Ocean Springs High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after a student allegedly made threats against the school. The lockdown began at approximately 3:30 p.m. while police investigated the student and determined whether the threats presented an immediate danger…
Boomtown Casino To Become Hollywood Casino New Orleans In $195 Million Project
Boomtown Casino in Harvey is preparing for a major transformation that will move its gambling operations off the riverboat and into a new $195 million land-based casino. PENN Entertainment announced plans Monday to build Hollywood Casino New Orleans on property…
1.8 Billion Louisiana Mega-Port Gets Federal Green Light as Opponents Prepare Court Fight
ST. BERNARD PARISH, La. — One of the largest infrastructure projects proposed in Louisiana has cleared a major federal hurdle, potentially transforming a stretch of St. Bernard Parish into a massive international shipping hub capable of handling some of the…
14 Year Old Girl Allegedly Kidnapped, Raped and Trafficked for Months; Seventh Arrest Made in Gulfport Case
GULFPORT, Miss. — A seventh person has now been arrested in a disturbing Gulfport human trafficking investigation involving a 14 year old girl who told investigators she was kidnapped, raped and trafficked by multiple adults over a period of roughly…
Picayune Child Sex Offender Gets Four Life Sentences, Each to Be Served Back-to-Back
A Pearl River County judge has imposed four consecutive life sentences on Daniel Joseph Chaplain III, convicted of sexually abusing a child, effectively ensuring he will never return to the community. The sentence was handed down this week following a…
Florida Moves To Slash Property Taxes While Louisiana Residents Continue Feeling The Tax Squeeze
Florida homeowners could soon receive one of the largest property tax breaks in the state’s history. Florida lawmakers have approved a major property tax proposal backed by Governor Ron DeSantis that would dramatically increase the homestead exemption on non-school property…
Federal Judge In Mississippi Rules Cell Tower Data Searches Violate Fourth Amendment
A federal judge in Mississippi has ruled that so-called “tower dump” warrants violate the Fourth Amendment, a decision that could have significant implications for how law enforcement obtains cellphone location information during criminal investigations. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled…
Man Accused Of Threatening To Blow Up Ocean Springs Medical Facility Arrested
A man accused of making terroristic threats against a medical facility in Ocean Springs has been taken into custody. According to the Ocean Springs Police Department, Desman Mikell was arrested Wednesday by officers with the Biloxi Police Department near a…
Picayune Man Arrested In Livingston Parish ICAC Sting After Allegedly Believing He Was Messaging A 15 Year Old Girl
A 39 year old Picayune, Mississippi man has been arrested following an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation conducted by the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office. According to Sheriff Jason Ard, detectives with the agency’s ICAC Task Force launched a proactive…