A Facebook post from the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office marked the Delcambre parade route as a “Drone No Fly Zone” under Louisiana’s new We Will Act law. FAA records show no federal flight restrictions for the area that day, meaning the ban was enforced solely under state law.
A dock in the background wasn’t just scenery — it was a breadcrumb. That clue led us to US Drone Supply, a seller offering gear with the kind of certainty you don’t see when supply chains are in doubt.
How sensationalized social-media chatter over a single drone–helicopter collision exposed the five critical ways misinformation threatens public safety, erodes trust, and hijacks our shared reality.
Part 108 adds a new layer for routine BVLOS and heavier drones—Part 107 remains the foundation for all commercial pilots.
ADS-B improves visibility—but it doesn’t prevent collisions. That job belongs to systems like TCAS, which rely on transponders, not broadcast beacons.
A federal judge just ordered Workday to reveal which companies used its AI to screen job applicants—without ever telling them.
How Chinese minerals, American tariffs, and unseen trade-offs threaten to ground the drone systems we count on—before the next war even begins.
