SUMMARY: Three people were arrested following a July 30 search of a Slidell home where stolen vehicles, drugs, and illegal firearms were found. Police seized marijuana, THC edibles, ecstasy with methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, $13,000, eight illegal firearms (two stolen), and three stolen vehicles. 17-year-old Ma’layja Williams faces charges including possession with intent to distribute marijuana and obstruction of justice. William Williams, 45, and Demetra Williams, 42, were arrested with multiple charges such as possession with intent to distribute drugs, possession of stolen firearms, and illegal weapon possession. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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SUMMARY: After Bolt’s Downtown closure, Lafayette’s queer community faced challenges finding safe, visible spaces amid political erasure of queer identity. Candice Broussard, a late-coming-out queer artist, found most community spaces were intimate and hidden, discovered through word of mouth, making belonging isolating yet meaningful. Pride Acadiana and queer-owned businesses like Straw Cove Bakery foster inclusivity year-round, not just during Pride Month, offering visibility and belonging. Events like Queer Kickball and grassroots gatherings fill gaps but highlight the lack of permanent safe spaces. With Bolt reopening as The Library, there is hope for more accessible, enduring queer community hubs in Lafayette.

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by Julie O’Donoghue, Louisiana Illuminator
August 6, 2025

It’s now legal to take your firearm while hunting frogs at night in Louisiana. 

Act 109, by Sen. Eddie Lambert, R-Gonzales, repealed a prohibition on carrying a rifle, shotgun or firearm while frogging after the sun goes down. The law change went into effect Aug. 1.

Lambert said the firearm ban was likely unconstitutional after state lawmakers expanded gun rights a few years ago and allowed firearms to be carried in more locations. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries asked him to carry the legislation to undo the restriction over concern it conflicted with other state laws. 

Lambert, an attorney, also owns vacation cottages in Pierre Part and takes guests on frog hunts. 

“Catching frogs is one of my favorite activities,” Lambert said. 

Guns aren’t used to hunt frogs. The prohibition was likely put in place to deter people from illegally hunting deer at night. Lambert said people who had rifles with them to shoot deer could, in theory, claim they were hunting frogs when caught by state Wildlife and Fisheries agents. 

Lambert said the ban on guns while frogging could pose a safety concern, especially when it’s dark.

“You’re coming back to a landing at night. No one is around. You never know if you will be accosted,” he said earlier in the year during a legislative hearing. 

Frogging season runs from June 1 through March 31 each year. State law allows people to use frog catchers, including devices such as a gig or spear that punctures the frog’s skin, but no equipment is necessary.

“Real people catch frogs with their hands,” Lambert joked during a hearing earlier this year.

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Political Bias Rating: Center-Right

The content focuses on a legislative change in Louisiana expanding gun rights in a specific, narrowly defined context—allowing firearms while frogging at night. The article neutrally reports on the rationale behind the law, emphasizing constitutional and safety concerns voiced by a Republican state senator, with no overt editorializing. The subject matter and framing tend to align with a center-right perspective that supports gun rights and individual protection, while maintaining an informative tone without partisan language or broad ideological commentary.