$45 million has been awarded to Livingston Parish to build a disaster response rescue center. The 100,000-square-foot Livingston Parish Emergency Response and Evacuation Center will be able to seat 5,000 people. Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard says he got the idea for a shelter when Hurricane Gustav struck. At the time they were able to use a newly constructed detention center that had 700 beds and no inmates yet. That’s where first responders stayed.
Papa Noel will need to get his directions early this year because due to expected inclement weather on Christmas Eve, bonfires on the levee have been moved to Saturday night. With a 90-percent chance of rain and windy weather also expected the decision was made this morning to move it up a day. The Louisiana River Parishes tradition of lighting the way for Papa Noel dates back to the 1700s
Governor-elect Jeff Landry has appointed Madison Sheahan as the new Secretary for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. La-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Landry is confident the 26-year-old old from Ohio will reshape and rebrand the department…
Christmas dinner is right around the corner, and State Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says folks shouldn’t bypass having Louisiana homegrown produce on their Christmas dinner table. He says, in the Strain household, Louisiana-certified food and products are always a part of the holiday feast.