The disturbance in the Gulf has yet to reach Tropical Storm status but is expected to later today and will go by the name of Fred. As the system makes its way through the Caribbean and potentially the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, State Climatologist Barry Keim says the trek over the next few days will either strengthen or weaken the system
A tropical storm warning is in effect for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
The Senate is voting at this hour on the 1.2 trillion-dollar bipartisan infrastructure package that Senator Bill Cassidy helped craft. Cassidy says the plan is a big win for Louisiana…
However, Senator John Kennedy opposes the bill and disputes the six-billion-dollar figure, arguing instead it is closer to 1.2 billion dollars.
Attorney General Jeff Landry and Governor Edwards spar over the Governor’s authority to implement mask mandates in K-12 schools. Matt Doyle has the story…
The state continues to break records for the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. That number is up 2,720 and the state health department says 91-percent of the COVID patients are not vaccinated. 38-percent of the state’s population is vaccinated. Numbers are updated daily at noon.