In St. Landry Parish, an Opelousas man was sentenced to life in prison while a Washington, Louisiana, man faces a minimum sentence of 25 years behind bars.
Officials with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks are training a new K-9 unit to assist conservation officers with search and rescue missions as well as wildlife detection tasks. A four-member team, the unit will have one representative from the northern, central, and southern districts of the state.
Local officials, Chancery Court staff and well wishers packed in the 12th District Chancery Court courtroom in the Lauderdale County Courthouse on Friday to celebrate as Amanda Trawick Rainey was
Governor Tate Reeves’ office on Tuesday announced he had appointed Amanda Trawick Rainey to serve as Chancery Court judge for the 12th Chancery Court District, which includes Clarke and Lauderdale