Entergy Louisiana crews are working around the clock to restore power as quickly as possible. VP of Customer Service Michelle Bourg (BORG) says crews are especially making progress in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas.
Cut 4 (12) “…restored before then.”
In the coastal parishes, full restoration will likely take a couple more days.
Governor Landry, Senator John Kennedy and others took a helicopter tour of Terrebonne Parish to survey the damage left behind by Hurricane Francine. Afterwards, Landry said one purpose is to come up with ways to improve coordination with federal partners like FEMA.
Cut 10 (09) “…some weak links.”
Landry says while damage was extensive, it would have been much worse had investments in hurricane safety not been made years earlier.
A Ruston elementary school PE teacher is under arrest after allegedly threatening a third-grade class. Union Parish Sheriff’s Investigators say 70-year-old Robert Mitcham became angry and told the kids he had a gun and would use it. The sheriff’s office says while Mitcham maintains that he wasn’t genuinely threatening the kids, they must take threats seriously – even though it is usually students who make threats and unfortunately, act on them.
The 16th ranked LSU football team kicks off SEC play on Saturday by facing a confident South Carolina squad, coming off a 31-to-6 road win against Kentucky. Tigers Coach Brian Kelly expects the Gamecocks to use their run game to move the ball down the field…
It’s an early kick in Columbia as this one gets underway at 11 a.m.