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Rapper Lil’ Boosie Sentenced
You would think that being incarcerated would make it tough to commit crimes, but if you’re Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie, you find a way. On November 29, local hip-hop star Torrence Hatch, known by his stage name Lil Boosie, plead guilty to conspiring to smuggle codeine syrup, marijuana, and ecstasy into two Louisiana state [...]
What is the Drug Trend in Louisiana?
The Louisiana Poison center receives about 4 to 5 calls a day. You would think that these would be from mothers who are frantic about their children getting hold of household cleaners or someone who accidently overdosed. No, the calls they are getting as of January this year are about kids sniffing fake bath salts [...]
Cocaine and cash seized in Shreveport, Louisiana
A Shreveport drug dealer was recently arrested. Almost a pound of cocaine was found in his car. The drugs had an estimated street value of almost $40,000. Police also seized nearly two thousand dollars in cash from him. According to KSLA, authorities were assisted by the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit, which made a [...]
New Orleans, LA men found guilty for drug offenses
Two New Orleans men were found guilty this week of drug offenses, according to The Times-Picayune. One man, Kerry Smith, a 35 year old New Orleans native, was arrested for selling drugs in front of his house. At the time of his apprehension, more than 100 pieces of crack cocaine were found on his person. [...]
Baton Rouge, LA Police Make Dozens of Drug Arrests
This past Wednesday, the Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office participated in the “90 Days of Heat Campaign”, sweeping into the Mayfair area and making dozens of arrests. Officials spent hours locating people with outstanding warrants for drug abuse and other charges. Police officials plan on hitting several other Baton Rouge neighborhoods in the coming weeks. Without [...]
Louisiana Legislature Considers Designer Drug Ban
Legislators in Louisiana are answering the problem of widespread abuse of synthetic, or “designer” drugs by introducing a bill that would make the drugs Schedule I narcotics. A Schedule I narcotic is in the same class as ecstasy or heroin: a harmful, addictive substance with no medical use. The most commonly abused designer drugs in [...]
Drug Rehab by State