In this sweltering heat, thousands are without power in northwest Louisiana from strong storms that hit the area Thursday night and again Sunday morning. Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator says there are cooling centers available.
For some people, it’s a double whammy, no power, and damage to their home from a fallen tree.
A tropical depression number three has developed in the Atlantic, it’s expected to become Tropical Storm Bret possibly later today. It’s located roughly midway between the Lesser Antilles and the African coast. It’s moving west at 20 miles per hour. And there’s another system right behind it with the 30% chance of developing into a cyclone in the next 48 hours.
Another casualty of the state budget fighting is the Humane Society of Louisiana. HSLA Director Jeff Dorson says half of the state’s 64 parishes lack parish-wide facilities to provide essential services, and because there was a budget surplus again this year, Dorson says they asked for a small portion of the $1.6 billion.
HSLA asked for $3 million of the state’s surplus to cover construction and repair costs of shelters across the state.
Optimism among small businesses continues to slide. The National Federation of Independent Business survey shows a 17th straight month of declining optimism among members. NFIB state director Dawn McVea says labor shortages and inflation woes have small locally owned & operated businesses “on the ropes”…:
Cut 10 (08) “…negative 50-percent.”