Category: Morning Newscast

A Natchez officer has been charged with domestic assault and placed on leave. Meanwhile, Louisiana lawmakers advance a pilot psychedelic-therapy bill for veterans as Mississippi endures its 10th‑driest year and worsening drought.

The state has awarded $362,000 to landscape and enhance the grounds and plaza at the historic Broadway Street Railroad Depot in Natchez. The 1915 depot, reopened in 2024 as a visitor center after a $1M renovation, will gain a more welcoming public space.

Natchez aldermen approved an agreement allowing use of Walmart’s north parking lot to access city‑owned land slated for a proposed 30‑acre shopping center by Horn Properties.

Local roundup: Concordia taps LaSalle Community Action to manage Section 8 after its director’s resignation; lawmaker proposes driver re-testing; NAACP sues XAI over unpermitted turbines; 13-year-old arrested after father shot near Hammond school.

Natchez Mayor Dan Gibson swore in three new police commanders under Chief Lee Best. Also in state news: Louisiana adopted revised ELA standards for 2027–28; Mississippi logged $4M in sports-betting tax revenue amid high gambling‑disorder rates; fuel prices eased slightly and the Mississippi River at Natchez is 32.64 ft and rising.

Adams County deputies arrested Christopher Serena on an aggravated-assault charge after a domestic disturbance at Hobofort Grocery. Elsewhere, Louisiana’s “Click to Cancel” bill advances and Gov. Jeff Landry creates an Office of Rural Health Transformation to boost rural care access.

Vidalia officer Daniel Lloyd has resigned after being charged with DWI following a two‑vehicle crash. In other news, Amazon plans a $12B expansion in Central Mississippi; CSU forecasts a somewhat below‑average 2026 hurricane season as fuel prices climb.

A Natchez man has been ordered held without bond in the killing of his mother, retired educator Lana Brown Bradley. In other news, Louisiana lawmakers advanced a bill to replace inspection stickers with $6 VIN QR codes; C Spire completed a major broadband rollout; PAR released its guide to 2026 amendments including a proposal to…

Mississippi lawmakers approved higher local funding caps for Natchez Inc.; Louisiana advances tax incentives to lure aerospace firms; the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified a WWII POW from Mississippi; and Melville will receive more than $4 million to overhaul its water system.

Adams County deputies arrested 22-year-old Danterius Deontay Antonio Jones after a reported Easter morning domestic assault in Natchez — deputies say he struck the victim with a firearm, stole her car and was found with a loaded handgun. A separate report finds Louisiana’s job growth has been essentially flat since the 2014 oil crash.