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Beaumont Police say a Louisiana man is jailed following a Thursday afternoon traffic stop in which officers discovered him transporting 6.6 pounds of cocaine, along with marijuana and approximately $5,500.00 in cash. Police say they arrested Lenord Howard, 33, of Franklin, Louisiana (about 4o miles southeast of Lafayette) following the traffic stop on Interstate io west of Beaumont. At last word, Howard remained in the Jefferson County Jail under a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance.