The National Weather Service says the Arabi tornado was the strongest in history to hit the New Orleans area and it also claimed the life of 25-year-old Conner Lambert. Chalmette football coach Jason Tucker who coached Lambert in high school says the loss is even more tragic because of all Lambert’s potential.
A proposal to make it a crime to deny someone entrance into a building based on their vaccination status received a hearing today in a House committee, but even Republican lawmakers who oppose vaccine mandates had issues with the measure. The bill’s author, Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley, blames the COVID vaccine for his recent heart attack…
The bill called for fines if a person is denied entry based on their vaccination status.
Legislation to make state waters more attractive to companies interested in developing wind energy projects off the state’s coastline is headed to the House floor. The bill would increase the maximum size of a lease from five thousand to 25-thousand acres. Larose Representative Joseph Orgeron says wind turbines need more space than oil and gas rigs.
During a mostly positive press conference on the eve of Brian Kelly’s first spring practice at LSU, the new head coach chose to step into the murky legal waters surrounding the lawsuit filed by former associate athletic director Sharon Lewis. USA Today has reported it interviewed two other women with similar allegations against Frank Wilson. Kelly pushed back against those reports.