Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin announced recently that Louisiana will suspend its participation in the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), effective immediately. The announcement comes amid concerns raised by citizens, government watchdog organizations and media reports about potentia...

Street Names • Blow • Snow • Nose Candy Derived Cocaine is a powerful stimulant drug that comes from the leaves of the South‑American coca plant. Description Cocaine is a white powder that people either snort or dissolve and inject with a needle. Use Cocaine, at first, makes people feel energetic an...

Street Names • Tootsie Roll • Smack • Junk Description Heroin is produced from opium, which is obtained from seedpods of the oriental poppy. In its pure form it is a white to dark brown powder. Heroin is one of the most widely feared drugs. Another form of heroin, “black tar,” has also become increa...

Urania Town Engineer Glenn Turner with Meyer, Meyer, LaCroix and Hixson announced to the Council at their meeting last week that the town unfortunatel...

Parent’s Guide to Keeping Kids Safe Firearms can be found in one-third of American homes with children. Teaching them about gun safety may seem inten...

D.A.R.E.’s keepin’ it REAL Elementary School curriculum continues a more than thirty year commitment to providing cutting edge instruction that helps ...