Author: Josh

News brief: After a Davis Court crash that left a child uninjured, Adams County urges proper seatbelt and car-seat use. Also: a court watchdog opposes a judge-removal amendment; Mississippi will study infant and fetal deaths; Louisiana pushes election-security bills.

Kevin Wilson, trailing by 442 votes in the GOP primary, vowed to continue his bid for Mississippi’s 2nd District. An H‑2B visa halt has crippled Louisiana’s crawfish season—costing farmers over $120M—while severe storms and suspected tornadoes caused fatalities, damage and widespread outages.

American Cruise Lines will build a new docking facility in Natchez this year, investing more than $4 million and donating $500,000 to support riverfront improvements along Silver Street and Natchez Under the Hill.

Vidalia Mayor Buzz Craft joined 100+ mayors backing the Grid Act to protect local utilities from large AI data centers. Louisiana unveiled hurricane roof-insurance discounts; Mississippi settled key primary races; and the New Orleans–Mobile Amtrak line has topped 80,000 riders.

Natchez Stew Pot seeks store‑bought potato salad, rolls, peas and desserts by March 30 to prepare Easter meals (April 5). Also: Gov. Landry backs $6 QR inspection stickers; 50,000 Mississippi voters flagged after Experian update; plastic‑crow prison smuggling foiled.

Mississippi lawmakers unanimously amended S.B. 2103 to boost teacher pay (a $5,000 raise for K‑12 teachers, additional increases for special‑education teachers and assistants) and ease Tier Five retirement rules; the bill returns to the Senate. In Louisiana, the 2026 legislative session opens with cost‑of‑living concerns at the forefront as debates resume over carbon capture, tort…

Construction is underway at Natchez‑Adams County Airport to convert a hangar into a passenger terminal ahead of United Express flights set to begin July 1 — the first regular commercial service in 30 years. The up-to-$6.8 million project is being fast‑tracked to finish in four months.

Central Louisiana advances four sites in the new Fast Sites Program, while the crawfish industry suffers from a temporary-worker visa cap and Mississippi teacher pay-raise bills stall; a lawmaker also proposes clearer rules for canceling trial subscriptions.

A DHS-supported cybersecurity review will be provided free to Adams County after recent ransomware disruptions. In Louisiana, a task force is examining how booming data centers shift power and water upgrade costs to ratepayers. Also: election dates, campaign-finance updates and river levels.

Adams County has a burn ban through March 16 amid extreme drought; Louisiana extends 120 National Guard troops in New Orleans, and a bill would let current medical marijuana sellers offer recreational products. Mississippi health officials warn of a spring allergy surge; the Mississippi River at Natchez‑Vidalia is 26 ft and rising.