As south Louisiana works to recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Ida nearly three weeks ago, State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says there’s a major issue the state is still dealing with. He says some companies continue to deny evacuation expenses to policyholders if there was not an official evacuation order in place.

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More than a dozen students are facing charges following a fight at Southwood High School at mid-afternoon Thursday.  Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator says Nine deputies responded to the scene. Fourteen male students were arrested, all accused of disturbing the peace.  One student is charged with battery of a school teacher for punching the assistant school principal during the melee. Another was pepper-sprayed and hand-cuffed for resisting arrest and making threatening statements. He’ll be charged with resisting an officer.

The mass evacuation of more than 800 nursing home patients to an overcrowded warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish renews calls to revise evacuation plans and oversight. Brooke Thorington has more.

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A new survey by the National Federation of Independent Business shows more than half of small businesses have been negatively affected by pandemic-related supply chain issues. NFIB State Director Dawn McVea says 86-percent of NFIB members surveyed feel their supply chain issues – and the challenges to making a profit – could continue for another five months or more.

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Over 25-percent of NFIB members report significant staffing shortages and losses of sales opportunities due to supply issues.