Air Force C-130s will be spraying for mosquitos in six hurricane-impacted parishes. Mike Steele with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness says the spraying will be conducted from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for the next six days over Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, and Vermilion parishes.
One man is dead and three others suffered gunshot wounds after a robbery Monday night near LSU’s campus. Baton Rouge Police Sgt Don Coppola says three individuals were robbing a home on West McKinley when the shooting broke out. One of the suspects, 20-year old Marcus Hayes Jr was killed.
Democrats call for the ongoing special session to wrap up early saying it’s costing the state money and nothing is getting done. The special session was called by Republicans who noted three areas of focus: Hurricane recovery, pandemic response, and the Governor’s public health authority. House Democratic Caucus Chair Sam Jenkins says we’ve hit the logical Legislative endpoint on each of those issues.
A bill increasing Legislative oversight of the Governor’s public health orders is stuck in conference committee and a number of House-backed public health bills are awaiting a response in the Senate.
A majority of Delta and Laura refugees who were being housed by the state governments of Louisiana and Texas in mega-shelters and hotels are returning home this week. Emergency Preparedness Director with DCFS Ricky Montet (Mon-tay) says they’re working with refugees who don’t have transportation to get them back to where they need to be.
Air Force C-130s will be spraying for mosquitos in six hurricane-impacted parishes. Mike Steele with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness says the spraying will be conducted from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for the next six days over Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, and Vermilion parishes.
One man is dead and three others suffered gunshot wounds after a robbery Monday night near LSU’s campus. Baton Rouge Police Sgt Don Coppola says three individuals were robbing a home on West McKinley when the shooting broke out. One of the suspects, 20-year old Marcus Hayes Jr was killed.
Democrats call for the ongoing special session to wrap up early saying it’s costing the state money and nothing is getting done. The special session was called by Republicans who noted three areas of focus: Hurricane recovery, pandemic response, and the Governor’s public health authority. House Democratic Caucus Chair Sam Jenkins says we’ve hit the logical Legislative endpoint on each of those issues.
A bill increasing Legislative oversight of the Governor’s public health orders is stuck in conference committee and a number of House-backed public health bills are awaiting a response in the Senate.
A majority of Delta and Laura refugees who were being housed by the state governments of Louisiana and Texas in mega-shelters and hotels are returning home this week. Emergency Preparedness Director with DCFS Ricky Montet (Mon-tay) says they’re working with refugees who don’t have transportation to get them back to where they need to be.