Pollock, LA

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 10:00 A.M. at Walnut Hill Pentecostal Church with Pastor Ben Pollock, Sis. Lorraine Smith and Bro. Danny Grant officiating. Burial will follow in the Union Grove Cemetery.

On October 23, 2026, United States District Judge Jerry Edwards, Jr. sentenced Justin Shaw, 40, to 51 months in federal prison for Possessing Contraband in Prison. He previously pled guilty to the charge on June 24, 2026.

On October 16, 2026, United States District Judge Jerry Edwards, Jr., sentenced three defendants for federal drug-trafficking offenses, two of which involved drone-based smuggling operations at the United States Penitentiary in Pollock (USP-Pollock), and one involving a fentanyl-distribution conspiracy.

ALEXANDRIA — Federal authorities intercepted drug smuggling operations that used packages disguised as crows to drop drugs and contraband inside a central Louisiana prison, officials announced Thursday.The faux bird disguise was uncovered at the United States Penitentiary in Pollock, housing high security federal inmates, as part of two separate prison drone smuggling schemes prosecuted in federal court.U.S. District Judge Jerry Edwards Jr. sentenced three defendants in Alexandria on

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