The pair, who have tangled sharply over migration and the Trump administration’s plans to deport migrants en masse, met briefly to “to exchange Easter greetings."
The new facility will be able to house between 20 and 40 women at any given time, and the nonprofit says they should be ready to open sometime in the next few months.
Chambers is among the growing number who have left urban cities for rural communities. According to the USDA, rural counties have grown since 2020 after years of decline.
Ponchatoula police say they now have six suspects in custody for alleged roles in a shooting that injured two near the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival on Saturday, April 12.
It’s the outcome that no one wanted to hear: Gracelynn Vick was found dead inside a barrel after she was reported missing. Sheriff Matt Haley relived that tough day in an exclusive one-on-one interview Thursday.
Looking ahead to the weekend, Saturday will be warm and muggy with only a slight chance of rain. Sunday brings a bit more uncertainty, with a few showers possible, but the bigger weather changes arrive early next week.
