Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency as severe
storms continue to cause widespread flooding across south Louisiana. Frank
Reviette with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says this is a very
slow moving system and, unfortunately, we’re looking at more rain and
flooding through Saturday. He says there might be some slight progression
to the northwest into the weekend…:
CUT 9 (08) “away from the region”
East Feliciana Parish OEP Deputy Director Jim Parker says they’ve gotten
hundreds of calls from stranded people looking for help and they are doing
everything they can to help residents…:
CUT 6 (08) “fast”
Officials in Vermilion Parish are asking those who live in flood prone
areas to consider temporary evacuation now in order to avoid the need for
rescue.

The Drug Enforcement Administration announces marijuana will remain a
Schedule I drug under federal law, which begs the question as to what will
happen in Louisiana and the 24 other states that legalized medical
marijuana. Parks Senator Fred Mills authored Louisiana’s medical marijuana
legislation, and he says he’s not worried because they planned for this
when they wrote the bill…:
cut 10 (10) “Schedule II”
Mills says this ruling should not affect Louisiana’s ability to dispense
medical cannabis to the patients who need it.

State Senator Troy Brown has issued a statement indicating that he does not
plan to step down despite calls by state leaders to do so because of his
domestic abuse arrests. He characterized recent calls for him to resign as
“chatter from political opportunists” who pretend they are moral enough to
cast the first stone. He says he’s made mistakes for which I am deeply
sorry, but my personal issues are just that – personal.