In Caddo Parish 30-year-old Yoshiko Smith and her 8-year-old son, Nikolus Little were killed by a tornado Tuesday afternoon in Keithville. Their bodies were found hours later.
In Union Parish, Farmerville Mayor John Crow says a tornado hit the northern part of the town. He says it flipped over cars at an apartment complex, then crossed Lake D’Arbonne and caused damage on the lake’s south side.
Crow believes about 20 people were checked for minor injuries from that tornado.
Governor John Bel Edwards along with officials from his Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will travel to areas of the state where the National Weather Service believes six possible tornados hit in Caddo, Union, Rapides, Madison, East Carroll, and Franklin Parishes. The weather remains a threat in Louisiana until this evening.
In ten months, Louisiana voters will go to the polls to elect the state’s next governor. Southwest Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins says he’s supporting the first Republican, Attorney General Jeff Landry, who’s officially announced his candidacy. In the video ad Higgins is shown driving his vehicle and talking to the camera about Landry.
Since a new law allowing adopted children access to their original birth certificate went into effect on August 1st, the Louisiana Vital Records Registry has received 640 requests and about 520 have been located. Leesville Representative Charles Owen, who authored the legislation, says some of those who’ve found their birth parents have thanked him personally.
Cut 11 (07) “… 102-year-old mother.”
Adopted individuals age 24 or older can request their original birth certificate at the Louisiana Department of Health.