 BY DOUG GRAHAM | Staff writer Entergy confirmed Friday that drones were seen over the company's River Bend Station nuclear power plant in West Feliciana Parish in early January. Gov. Jeff Landry wants federal officials to give Louisiana the authority to down similar suspicious drones. The governor believes he has the legal authority to have State Police or other law enforcement agencies take down a drone "if I believe it’s a danger to the public." But Federal Aviation Administration authorization would help avoid a legal battle and problems stemming from ambiguity in the law, he said. Read more about the issue.
Amid an ongoing set of conflicts over the Livingston Parish library system, the Parish Council has stepped in and purged the library board in one fell swoop. Events surrounding the board have led to contentious conversations on social media and added intensity to an ongoing debate over opinions about sexually explicit books in the libraries. What will this mean for the future of the library?
Former LSU football player Kyren Lacy has been accused of causing a deadly crash last month in Lafourche Parish, with authorities holding a warrant for his arrest. Lacy graduated in December and was not participating in practices for the Texas Bowl at the time of the crash, LSU said. Read more about what might be next for the receiver. | 
