Carencro

NPK Access Solutions will invest $40 million to expand its Carencro facility, creating 38 new jobs and retaining 124. Oil prices surged amid U.S.-Iran tensions following a reported missile attack on American forces in Jordan and attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure. The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady with a 9-3 split vote, signaling potential future rate hikes to address inflation.

A Carencro man was arrested for giving abortion medication to a pregnant victim without her knowledge, resulting in an emergency cesarean delivery at 23 weeks. The infant, born weighing about a pound, remains hospitalized. Jamelle Kelly faces charges of attempted first-degree feticide and domestic abuse/battery of a pregnant victim.