20 years ago today was a day that Southwest Louisiana will never forget. On that date, Hurricane Rita made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border, bringing powerful storm surge that devasted Cameron and Vermilion parishes. Former Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach says Rita produced a lot of suffering as many lives were changed, but he will always remember the resiliency of the community…
Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois has started her statewide Driving Louisiana Opportunity Tour. The tour, in which Bourgeois will meet directly with business leaders, is one of the four initiatives Governor Landry announced last week aimed at strengthening the business climate in the state.
Landry said the tour will help connect businesses to one another through the new SourceLouisiana-dot-com website to make it easier for contractors to find jobs.
Pope Leo the 14th appoints a new archbishop of the New Orleans diocese. Don Molino reports.
When the University of New Orleans rejoins the LSU system, it may also revert back to its old name. Interim LSU President Matt Lee tells the Board of Regents that in order for the transfer to succeed, UNO should once again be called LSU New Orleans – which the school went by from 1958 to 1974. UNO’s enrollment fell from 17-thousand before Hurricane Katrina to six-thousand and has never recovered.