Entergy is reporting more progress in restoring power to the tens of thousands who lost it during Hurricane Ida. Here’s Dave Brannen with an update.
38-year old Kenneth Willis of Baton Rouge was arrested Wednesday for negligent homicide, weeks after his infant daughter was found unresponsive inside a hot car and later pronounced dead. Baton Rouge police say Willis was released on a $30,000 bond.
The state reports 49-hundred new COVID-19 cases today and COVID hospitalizations remain below two thousand at 1825.
A juvenile was found fatally shot outside of a home in Natchitoches this morning. Natchitoches Police Corporal John Greely says officers responded to the scene on Highland Park Drive just after six o’clock this morning and they are asking the public to provide tips that could lead to an arrest.
The shooting occurred in a residential neighborhood.
The American Red Cross is aiding in areas of the state that were heavily impacted by Hurricane Ida. President and CEO Gail McGovern says in addition to providing meals and shelter they are even providing counseling for residents to meet their mental needs also.
McGovern says they wouldn’t be able to provide shelter, distribute meals, and cleaning supplies without the help of volunteers and donations.