Natchitoches Parish Sheriff ’s Deputies arrested a local man on felony drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop. On Thursday, Aug.15, shortly after 2 a.m., NPSO Patrol Division deputies stopped a 2003 Buick Park Avenue in the 4000 block of University Parkway for a traffic violation. The driver was 28-year-old Jessie C. Besant of Natchitoches.
Deputies say they smelled a strong marijuana od…