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The LSU AgCenter will host Louisiana Master Cattleman classes beginning March 9 at the AgCenter Scott Research and Extension Center in Winnsboro.

Since 2004, the Louisiana Master Cattleman program has awarded 1,359 certifications to cattle producers and ranchers throughout the state.

The program is a commodity-specific program designed to help beef producers become more profitable and environmentally sustainable, said AgCenter regional livestock specialist Jason Holmes.

Remains of Joshua Charles Berry, a Richland Parish man who has been missing since the fall of 2012, have been found in Franklin Parish.

Franklin Parish Sheriff Kevin Cobb said on Nov. 11, 2019, a man hunting north of Baskin, in Franklin Parish, found what was later confirmed to be human skeletal remains. Investigators responded to the area and collected evidence. 

The Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office seized approximately 11 pounds of marijuana in Delhi Friday.

Richland Parish Sheriff Gary Gilley said the RPSO Deputies conducted a traffic stop Jan. 24 on a Toyota truck which failed to use a signal while making a turn off  Ohio Street onto Sapa Drive (Hydro) in Delhi.  

Deputies made contact with the driver, Silas White, 67, of Monroe.  

White gave several conflicting stories to deputies who then obtained permission to search the vehicle and discovered approximately 11 pounds of marijuana.