Governor John Bel Edwards is returning from Israel today and will travel to Washington Parish to survey the areas hardest hit by severe weather earlier this week. National Weather Service says a pair of EF2 tornados hit the parish with top winds of 115 mph. The storm has left hundreds of Entergy customers without power. In central Louisiana, Cleco has over 3,000 customers still without power.
March of Dimes has released its annual report which grades all 50 states on their rates of preterm birth and reveals racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities in each state. The country overall got a C-grade and Louisiana received an F. President of the organization, Stacy Stewart says it’s an indicator more babies are being born premature and less healthy.
The Louisiana Department of Health says they are partnering with hospitals, providers, and March of Dimes to build on the medicaid expansion to get pregnant women the care and support they need.
Thousands are expected to attend the Giant Omelette Celebration in Abbeville this weekend. The festival was started in the 1980s with the determination to bring the community closer to its French Heritage. Celebration president Ray Trahan says the omelette, made in a 12-foot skillet with over 5000 eggs, gets served up to those in attendance.
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The Saints are one-point favorites against the only undefeated team in the league Sunday as the 8-0 Rams charge into the Dome to take on the 6-1 Saints. But the Saint favored for a reason, with the dome at their back and possibly the most balanced roster in the league, Vegas likes them to take down LA. Mike Thomas and Alvin Kamara have been the featured guys this year, but analyst Mike Detillier says he expects this to be a different kind of game.