Louisiana State Police is planning for increased security at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge in the days leading up to President Joe Biden’s inauguration…
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Governor Edwards will address the state at 330 PM with news of whether we remain in the current modified Phase Two for COVID restrictions, or move back a Phase and implement tighter limits. This comes as the state reports another 4,673 cases and 53 deaths today, but hospitalizations for COVID-19 appear to be plateauing.
President Donald Trump briefly spoke with reports this morning saying the House Democrat backed impeachment vote Wednesday is causing “tremendous danger to our country and causing tremendous anger.” UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says most Republicans, including Louisiana’s Congressional delegation, will argue impeaching the President for a second time less than two weeks before he leaves office is unnecessary.
President Trump is being impeached for “Incitement of Insurrection”.
Fewer than 10,000 SWEPCO customers are still without power after Sunday night’s rare snow event in north Louisiana. SWEPCO spokesperson Carey Sullivan says they’re pulling in extra crews to help deal with the unusual damage…
Sunday’s snow was the first measurable snow event in the region since 2018.