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Reanna Ryman of Patterson has been named to the Dean’s List at Columbia, Missouri, College.
Ryman took Columbia College classes online. She made the Dean’s List for the 2026 spring semester.
To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have completed 12 undergraduate credit hours in a 16-week period and achieved a minimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0-point scale.

The following are the radio dispatch logs from the Morgan City Police Department. To report unlawful or suspicious activity, call the Police Department at 985-380-4605.
Wednesday, May 20
6:43 a.m. 6400 block of La. 182; Suspicious person.
8:02 a.m. 1000 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.
8:06 a.m. 4000 block of Chennault Street; Complaint.
9:25 a.m. 700 block of David Drive; Medical.
10:23 a.m. 500 block of Brashear Avenue; Medical.
11:25 a.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Medical.
12:15 p.m. U.S. 90 West near Martin Luther King Boulevard; Vehicle accident.
12:43 p.m. U.S. 90 East near Martin Luther King Boulevard; Vehicle accident.
1:30 p.m. 100 block of Terrebonne Street; Medical.
1:42 p.m. 200 block of Levee Road; Medical.
2:04 p.m. Pecos/Glenwood streets; Animal complaint.
2:07 p.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Welfare concern.
3:55 p.m. 7300 block of La. 182; Complaint.
4:13 p.m. Maple/Hickory streets; Complaint.
5:07 p.m. 2300 block of La. 70; Medical.
6:16 p.m. 300 block of Union Street; Medical.
6:33 p.m. 500 block of Leona Street; Complaint.
7:15 p.m. 6000 block of Park Road; Complaint.
7:14 p.m. 900 block of Sixth Street; Domestic disturbance.
7:26 p.m. 1000 block of Seventh Street; Alarm.
7:54 p.m. Sycamore/Maple streets; Complaint.
8:11 a.m. 1000 block of Dale Street; Medical.
11:37 p.m. 7000 block of La. 182; Animal complaint.
Thursday, May 21
1:24 a.m. 1000 block of Marguerite Street; Assistance.
1:46 a.m. 6000 block of La. 182; Suspicious subject.
2:24 a.m. 500 block of Orange Street; Disturbance.
2:41 a.m. 1000 block of Marguerite Street; Assistance.
6:37 a.m. 8200 block of La. 182; Animal complaint.
6:40 a.m. 300 block of Barrow Street; Assistance.
8:02 a.m. 600 block of Brashear Avenue; Complaint.
8:43 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Transfer.
10:35 a.m. 1800 block of Dale Street; Complaint.
10:51 a.m. 300 block of Laurel Street; Complaint.
11:43 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
11:51 a.m. 100 block of Eleventh Street; Traffic incident.
12:52 p.m. 200 block of Patton Street; Animal complaint.
12:57 p.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Disturbance.
2:04 p.m. 1600 block of La. 70; Complaint.
3:26 p.m. 1400 block of Federal Avenue; Disturbance.
3:34 p.m. U.S. 90 West; Traffic incident.
4:22 p.m. Sixth/Freret streets; Crash.
4:54 p.m. 300 block of Garber Street; Medical.
5:04 p.m. U.S. 90 West; Stalled vehicle.
5:06 p.m. Victor II Boulevard/La. 70; Crash.
5:39 p.m. 6000 block of Railroad Avenue; Animal complaint.
8:58 p.m. Louisiana Street; Suspicious subject.
10:34 p.m. 1000 block of Levee Road; Medical.
11:04 p.m. U.S. 90 East; Reckless operation.
11:27 p.m. 800 block of Front Street; Alarm.
Friday, May 22
12:18 a.m. 1000 block of Victor II Boulevard; Fight.
2:04 a.m. 800 block of Walnut Drive; Medical.
6:48 a.m. Glenwood Street; Animal complaint.
7:29 a.m. Martin Luther King Boulevard/La. 182; Traffic incident.
7:42 a.m. 7800 block of La. 182; Alarm.
8:27 a.m. 1600 block of Front Street; Theft.
8:30 a.m. 1200 block of Greenwood Street; Complaint.
8:38 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.
9:24 a.m. La. 70 near Fig Street; Vehicle accident.
9:40 a.m. 400 block of Bush Street; Medical.
9:47 a.m. 2000 block of Allison Street; Animal complaint.
10:24 a.m. 3000 block of Frances Street; Medical.
10:42 a.m. Second Street; Complaint.
11:30 a.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.
12:19 p.m. 1100 block of Eighth Street; Medical.
12:36 p.m. 200 block of Patton Street; Suspicious subject.
1:07 p.m. 300 block of Grizzaffi Street; Animal complaint.
1:20 p.m. 1000 block of La. 70; Complaint.
1:59 p.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Complaint.
2:53 p.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Medical.
3 p.m. 800 block of Clothilde Street; Medical.
3:52 p.m. 100 block of Eleventh Street; Complaint.
4:16 p.m. Federal Avenue; Complaint.
4:19 p.m. 300 block of Grizzaffi Street; Animal complaint.
4:47 p.m. 600 block of Kentucky Street; Medical.
4:53 p.m. U.S. 90 West/off Brashear Avenue Down Ramp; Stalled vehicle.
5:08 p.m. 600 block of Arenz Street; Medical.
5:13 p.m. Martin Luther King Boulevard exit near Welcome Center; Vehicle accident.
5:22 p.m. 100 block of Willow Bend; Complaint.
6:40 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Arrest.
6:44 p.m. 400 block of Bowman Street; Theft.
7:31 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.
8:17 p.m. 2300 block of La. 70; Crash.
8:28 p.m. 7600 block of La. 182; Open door.
9:58 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Utility.
10:15 p.m. 1100 block of Victor II Boulevard; Alarm.
10:17 p.m. 1200 block of Brashear Avenue; Alarm.
10:20 p.m. 6400 block of La. 182; Alarm.
10:24 p.m. 2600 block of Fir Street; Alarm.
10:25 p.m. 1200 block of Greenwood Street; Alarm.
10:28 p.m. 800 block of Brashear Avenue; Alarm.
10:28 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Traffic incident.
10:32 p.m. 300 block of Mallard Street; Complaint.
10:34 p.m. Fig/Hemlock streets; Utility.
10:36 p.m. 20 block of Mallard Street; Complaint.
10:38 p.m. 2400 block of Apple Street; Complaint.
10:42 p.m. Lake Palourde/Justa Street; Fire.
10:43 p.m. 800 block of South Everett Street; Suspicious subject.
10:58 p.m. Lakewood/Pine drives; Utility.
11:10 p.m. Sycamore/Elm streets; Utility.
11:33 p.m. 600 block of Levee Road; Fire.
11:48 p.m. Marshall Street; Utility.
Saturday, May 23
12:32 a.m. U.S. 90; Crash.
12:52 a.m. Orange Street; Disturbance.
1:12 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.
1:12 a.m. 900 block of Spruce Street; Utility.
1:20 a.m. 2300 block of La. 70; Assistance.
1:20 a.m. Maple/Belanger streets; Fire.
1:59 a.m. 1000 block of Pine Street; Alarm.
7:12 a.m. Veterans Boulevard; Animal complaint.
8:31 a.m. 2400 block of Pecan Street; Utility.
8:36 a.m. 1000 block of Pine Street; Fire.
8:37 a.m. Levee Road/Leona Street; Suspicious vehicle.
9:32 a.m. 500 block of Brashear Avenue; Complaint.
12:29 p.m. Marguerite Street/La. 70; Sign/signal problem.
12:37 p.m. Pine Street; Frequent patrols.
12:45 p.m. 1000 block of Shaw Street; Utility.
12:58 p.m. Duke/Fifth streets; Frequent patrols.
1:39 p.m. 500 block of Barrow Street; Theft.
3 p.m. 300 block of Patton Street; Animal complaint.
3:48 p.m. 100 block of Glenwood Street; Animal complaint.
4:41 p.m. 3100 block of Karen Drive; Animal complaint.
5:46 p.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Complaint.
5:59 p.m. 700 block of David Drive; Medical.
8:01 p.m. 900 block of Federal Avenue; Medical.
8:16 p.m. U.S. 90 East; Stalled vehicle.
9 p.m. 1200 block of North Prescott Street; Complaint.
9:35 p.m. Mallard Street; Utility.
10:57 p.m. 200 block of Brashear Avenue; Complaint.
Sunday, May 24
12:05 a.m. 200 block of Brashear Avenue; Disturbance.
12:21 a.m. 7200 block of La. 182; Alarm.
12:50 a.m. 1000 block of La. 70; Alarm.
12:54 a.m. 6400 block of La. 182; Alarm.
2:20 a.m. 500 block of Garber Street; Patrol.
2:30 a.m. 100 block of Railroad Avenue; Complaint.
3:26 a.m. 1300 block of Susan Street; Medical.
3:45 a.m. 6300 block of La. 182; Complaint.
5:55 a.m. 3000 block of Lizabeth Drive; Medical.
8:20 a.m. 1100 block of Brashear Avenue; Reckless operation.
11:04 a.m. 1000 block of Second Street; Complaint.
11:37 a.m. 700 block of Everett Street; Complaint.
11:47 a.m. 1100 block of Railroad Avenue; Patrol.
11:52 a.m. 1100 block of Marguerite Street; Crash.
1 p.m. 2300 block of La. 70; Patrol.
3:22 p.m. 3100 block of Susan Street; Medical.
4:08 p.m. 700 block of Myrtle Street; Complaint.
4:49 p.m. 700 block of David Drive; Alarm.
4:57 p.m. 7700 block of La. 182; Complaint.
5:37 p.m. 1100 block of Walnut Drive; Medical.
7:21 p.m. 700 block of Duke Street; Complaint.
7:36 p.m. 500 block of Aucoin Street; Suspicious subject.
8:01 p.m. Levee & Sixth; Animal complaint.
9:02 p.m. 500 block of Roderick Street; Fire.
9:10 p.m. 400 block of Bowman Street; Arrest.
Monday, May 25
12:24 a.m. 100 block of Glenwood Street; Animal complaint.
12:45 a.m. 500 block of Garber Street; Patrol.
1:01 a.m. Elm/Marguerite streets; Suspicious vehicle.
3:04 a.m. 900 block of Fig Street; Medical.
4:32 a.m. 100 block of Mallard Street; Disturbance.
9:46 a.m. 2900 block of Railroad Avenue; Animal complaint.
9:50 a.m. 900 block of Federal Avenue; Welfare check.
10:37 a.m. 100 block of Mallard Street; Complaint.
11:21 a.m. 2300 block of La. 70; Disturbance.
11:52 a.m. Aucoin Street; Reckless driver.
12:07 p.m. Railroad Avenue/Headland Street; Animal complaint.
12:08 p.m. 100 block of Youngswood Road; Animal complaint.
1:41 p.m. 500 block of Franklin Street; Complaint.
2:16 p.m. 7300 block of La. 182; Alarm.
2:17 p.m. 900 block of Seventh Street; Complaint.
2:31 p.m. 1100 block of Federal Avenue; Vehicle accident.
2:40 p.m. 7300 block of La. 182; Animal complaint.
3:39 p.m. 7300 block of La. 182; Assistance.
4:23 p.m. 800 block of Levee Road; Animal complaint.
5:07 p.m. 300 block of Bowman Street; Theft complaint.
6:05 p.m. 1000 block of North Third Street; Alarm.
6:08 p.m. 2000 block of La. 70; Suspicious subject.
6:40 p.m. 6000 block of La. 182; Suspicious subject.
6:55 p.m. 100 block of Headland Street; Animal complaint.
7:17 p.m. Fourth Street/Railroad Avenue; Suspicious subject.
7:33 p.m. 200 block of Second Street; Animal complaint.
8:30 p.m. 900 block of Federal Avenue; Complaint.
8:39 p.m. 200 block of Ann Street; Medical.
8:49 p.m. 200 block of Arizona Street; Animal complaint.
10:03 p.m. 2000 block of La. 70; Assistance.
10:26 p.m. 600 block of Arenz Street; Complaint.
11:34 p.m. 7000 block of La. 182; Assistance.
Tuesday, May 26
1:56 a.m. 300 block of Aucoin Street; Medical.

BATON ROUGE – After a 30-minute meeting with no debate, a Senate committee voted 9-0 to advance the state budget Thursday, removing the $43.5 million expansion of the school voucher program that had been included in the House and governor’s budgets.
The Revenue Estimating Conference had reduced next year’s state general fund forecast by $104 million on May 8, prompting the Senate Finance Committee to advance amendments to remove the expansion to the Louisiana Giving All True Opportunity to Rise voucher program. The committee also removed the change in the public-school funding formula that would increase per-student spending.
The cut in LA GATOR and education funding would amount to a $75 million reduction in spending.
The committee added an amendment that would allow the Legislature to spend $800 million from the Revenue Stabilization Trust Fund, with $387 million of it used for transportation projects. Economic development, local projects, capital outlay, higher-education projects and Medicaid rate increases for disabled residents accounted for the rest of the spending.
These changes were made after the Revenue Estimating Conference met two weeks ago and reduced the current state general fund’s forecast by $113 million and lowered next fiscal year’s forecast by $104 million.
No one on the committee objected to the amendments or the advancement of the budget, including Sen. Rick Edmonds, R-Baton Rouge, who introduced the original LA GATOR bill in 2024.
Before the committee amended the budget, Sen. Glen Womack, the committee chair, R-Harrisonburg, said most of the governor’s proposed budget went unchanged when the House passed it.
The cut to LA GATOR was the biggest change to the governor’s budget. Landry has supported the school voucher program since it began.
In his opening address to the Legislature in March, Landry said, “We must find a path so that the hard-earned money of parents follow their child to the education of their choice.”
The Pelican Institute, a conservative think tank based in New Orleans, posted a statement on social media saying lawmakers had missed an opportunity to support an expansion to school choice.
“Once again, the Louisiana Senate Finance Committee has chosen politics over students,” the institute said. “On behalf of the thousands of families who will, once again, be left on a waiting list, we are deeply disappointed in this outcome.”
Womack said in a press release that the state’s projected finances led to having to make hard choices.
“There is some really good legislation out there that we are simply having to delay for now, due to financial constraints,” Womack said. It is not clear whether he was referring to the LA GATOR program, which he voted against in 2024.
“When the Revenue Estimating Conference tells us we are $113 million short in revenue for the current year ending June 30, 2026 and we have $104 million less in expected revenue next year, we have to press pause on expanding programs or starting up new programs for now, said Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie. “That’s the responsible thing that our constituents sent us here to do.”
Henry voted in favor of Edmonds’ LA GATOR bill.
The committee also advanced House Bill 312, which addresses the current year’s reduced forecast by reducing the state general fund by $53.1 million, limiting what the Legislature can dedicate.
The bill also decreases expenditures for agencies such as the Division of Administration, Department of Children and Family Services and Department of Corrections until July 1.
Although there was no opportunity for public comment, people crowded the hallway and filled the committee room to fill out cards expressing their support or opposition to the budget.
Rep. Jack McFarland, R-Jonesboro, the chair of the House Appropriations Committee, in response to the number of people who showed up, joked, “House Bill 1 has been properly advertised.”
The House passed the budget on April 16. McFarland said the budget was fiscally responsible given the future budget shortfalls the Legislature expects to face.
Both the House and governor’s budgets were based on the December Revenue Estimating Conference meeting, where the current forecast increased by $217 million, and next fiscal year’s forecast increased by $214 million.
The committee also cut the $18 million in House Bill 983 that would have continued the salary increase judges received in 2025.
The committee did not remove the salary increase for corrections officers, which would cost $17 million.
These changes come after last Saturday’s election in which 58% of voters rejected an amendment to empty three education trust funds for local school districts to permanently raise teachers’ salaries by $2,250.
After the election, Landry posted on X, “In light of Amendment 3 falling short, I want to make it very clear – if our teachers don’t get a permanent raise this year, nobody in state government gets a pay raise. I mean nobody.”
Before the election, the House passed bills to raise legislators and the governor’s salary.
Since the amendment provided for a teacher salary increase, the raise was not included in the budget. The committee did not address the issue during the meeting. The committee also did not acknowledge the governor’s statement.
In previous years, the Revenue Estimating Conference has predicted higher forecasts in May meetings, allowing the Senate to increase spending while the budget advances through committee.
This year, the Senate needed to make cuts to the budget before the Legislative session ends June 1.
The Senate floor will vote on the changes the committee made to the budget next week.

BATON ROUGE – A flurry of bills that would have given broader local control to carbon-capture projects failed last week in a House committee.
The House Natural Resources and Environment Committee heard more than a dozen bills and almost five hours of debate and testimony regarding local government’s concern for carbon-capture sequestration and storage.
The failure of these bills could mark the end of this year’s battle for local control in carbon-capture projects as the end of the session looms, but the push will likely revive during next year’s session, as it has in previous years.
Several bills brought by representatives such as Speaker Pro Tempore Mike Johnson, R- Pineville, Rep. Robby Carter, D-Greensburg and Rep. Rodney Schamerhorn, R-Hornbeck, sought to grant parishes more control in authorizing or prohibiting carbon capture.
“When a project affects an entire community, the community deserves a voice. The people of that community deserve a voice,” Johnson said.
“This is not anti-business. It’s not anti-property rights. It’s just about respecting local self-government and allowing communities to share and to shape their own future.”
Carbon-capture sequestration and storage is a process in which carbon dioxide is trapped from the atmosphere and injected into the ground for permanent storage option to reduce emissions in the environment.
These bills were filed in response to more than 60 carbon-capture projects planned in Louisiana in the next few years, a prospect that has been a hot topic during the legislative session as lawmakers debate whether or not this is the best option for lowering emissions, while landowners express concerns for the health of their land.
After several hours of debating the bills, each was killed with the sentiment that carbon-capture projects and similar investments were for the betterment of the community and business in Louisiana.
“For the first time ever in rural northeast Louisiana, folks are completely ecstatic,” said Rep. Travis Johnson, D-Vidalia. “They have never seen these types of investments in their communities since I’ve been born.”
However, dozens of community members spoke in support of the local-control bills, wanting a part in deciding where carbon capture wells can be built or prohibited.
“It’s our home, and if (carbon-capture sequestration) is such a great program, such a great industry, well then educate us all about it, and you shouldn’t have anything to worry about,” Pineville resident Mark Guillory said. “We are getting educated, and that’s why we’re here opposing it, because the more we learn, the more we find out. This is not a good thing, and we cannot allow the Legislature to continue to force this on us.”
A resolution presented by Rep. Charles Owen, R-Rosepine, which requests the Board of Regents to provide a peer-reviewed study on the effects of carbon capture on the water supply and ecological environment, did advance to the House floor.
These bills follow a failed effort from earlier in the session by Johnson to prohibit seizure of property through eminent domain by the state government in carbon-capture projects, something he believed to be unconstitutional and against the Ten Commandments.
“The government and someone that’s given the authority can use that law, can go to court, force the sale or use of the land for something you did not agree to and didn’t support it,” Johnson said. “That could be your land. That could be your mother’s land. That could be your grandparent’s land.”
State Senate President Cameron Henry and House Speaker Phillip DeVillier, both Republicans, expressed concern earlier this year about letting local interests block projects that could provide economic benefits for multiple parishes or the state as a whole.