Adams County Sheriff Travis Patton is seeking state support to fund a regional jail intended to serve southwest Mississippi. Patton proposes that construction and operational costs be shared among the state and nearby counties and municipalities that need additional inmate housing. He has asked the Mississippi Department of Corrections to partner with Adams County to build the detention facility on 45 acres of land located on U.S. 61 North near U.S. 84 outside Natchez. The property was donated to the county by the owners of Jordan Carriers, a trucking company based in Natchez.
Louisiana State Senator Blake Miguez has announced that he is ending his campaign for the U.S. Senate and will instead run for the U.S. House in the 5th Congressional District, which is being vacated by Julia Letlow. Miguez resides in New Iberia, which is not within the district’s boundaries. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat notes that congressional candidates are not required to live in the district they seek to represent and says that Letlow’s entry into the Senate race following an endorsement from former President Donald Trump likely influenced Miguez’s decision.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has requested a major disaster declaration for several counties affected by the recent winter storm. The request includes individual assistance, disaster unemployment assistance, and public assistance for local governments, including debris removal. Reeves stated that additional counties may be added as more damage assessments are completed and validated.
Seventeen ponds across Louisiana will be stocked with rainbow trout by the end of this week as part of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ Get Out and Fish program. LDWF fisheries biologist Joshua Porter says the stocked ponds are accessible for bank fishing and do not require the use of a boat. Porter notes that this is the only time of year rainbow trout are stocked in these locations. Additional information is available on the program’s Facebook page.
The Mississippi River at Natchez-Vidalia is at 16.41 feet and rising.
