Tropical Storm Beta is expected to become a hurricane on Sunday as it moves towards the Texas coastline. The 10am update from the National Hurricane Center reports that Beta is now moving northwest at 3 miles per hour with sustained winds of 60 miles per hour. The forecast has Beta turning northeast as it gets close to the coastline and turn towards Louisiana. Eventually the center of Beta will be south of Lake Charles early Thursday morning as a tropical storm. A tropical storm warning is now in effect for Intercoastal Louisiana and a storm surge watch has been issued as far east as Cameron.
A Caddo Parish grand jury indicts four Shreveport police officers on negligent homicide charges linked to the April death of a mentally ill man, 44-year-old Tommie McGlothen Jr. Family Attorney James Carter says police were aware of his condition due to incidents earlier in the day…
Governor Edwards says the state will move quickly to implement new federal guidelines to expand nursing home visitation. CMS imposed restrictions on nursing homes in March to control the spread of COVID to protect one of the most vulnerable populations. AARP spokesperson Denise Botcher.
Cut 10 (14) …Louisiana families
Nursing homes in parishes with no more than 10 percent test positivity and without any new onset of COVID cases in the last 14 days can allow indoor visitation.
Governor John Bel Edwards releases a statement on the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Edwards says, “Justice Ginsburg was a trailblazing pioneer whose long and storied career in the law broke barriers and inspired many across the nation, men and women.” She was 87.