People around Louisiana are surveying the aftermath of Hurricane Barry today, with many feeling they dodged a bullet. Director of the St. Mary Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness David Naquin says many were spared from flooding, but some weren’t so lucky.
Heavy rain has set up over central Louisiana, with reports of homes being flooded in Avoyelles, and now Pointe Coupee Parishes.
The main issue facing homes and businesses is power outages. Entergy has 24,000 customers without power, down from 89,000. Cleco crews are entering their second day of restoration, with about 17,000 still without power. Cleco spokesperson Jennifer Cahill.
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Iberia and St. Mary Parish were hardest hit.
Legendary Ruston Daily Leader sports editor Buddy Davis passed away over the weekend. Davis covered Eddie Robinson and his championship Grambling State football teams, even at a time when many disapproved, but Louisiana Tech sports information director Malcolm Butler Davis Buddy wasn’t afraid to do it.
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Davis was 72.
A jury recommends the death penalty for 57-year-old Kevin Daigle, convicted in the “cold blooded”2015 ambush shooting death of a State Trooper in Calcasieu Parish. Calcasieu District Attorney John DeRosier says the jury was moved by testimony from Vincent’s family about the trooper’s last moments…
It took less than 15 minutes for the jury to agree to the death penalty.