We saw some harsh weather this morning as folks across the state woke up from their Halloween sugar highs. A nasty system brought down trees and scattered debris, shutting down roads, including in Washington Parish, where Chief Deputy Mike Haley says a mobile home was flipped by winds. He says that resulted in minor injuries for two men, but thankfully they’ve been spared the worst…
Cut 7, 6 seconds, report of fatalities.”
Four people were also hurt in Concordia Parish as a result of the storm.
A Department of Public Safety Police officer has been fired and arrested for Malfeasance in Office and Filing False Public Records. On Monday, Officer Chandler LeGrange reported his involvement in a pursuit and shots fired by a motorcyclist on Juban Road in Livingston Parish. LSP Detectives looked into the case and found several inconsistencies with the officer’s report.
DAs in four of Louisiana’s largest parishes are backing the number two amendment option on the November ballot to require unanimous jury verdicts in felony cases, but Tangipahoa, Livingston, and Helena Parish DA Scott Perrilloux is voicing opposition, saying contrary to advocates claims, non-unanimous juries are not discriminatory, and have been upheld by the US Supreme Court.
Both Republican and Democratic state parties have come out in support of the initiative.
There’s another month left of hurricane season, but State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s highly unlikely we’ll be hit by a notable system in the next 30 days. Keim says if we do get hit, it would be a historic event.
He says if a system does develop, chances are it will head east, away from Louisiana.