Police and fire stations throughout southeastern Louisiana are offering sandbags to those affecting by the heavy rains. Schools, state offices, and businesses are closed today in many southern parishes. In east Baton Rouge Parish, Central Mayor Jr. Shelton says they had over 10 inches of rainfall in just 6 hours.
Cut 3 (09) “new territory now”
Entergy has reported 95-hundred outages.
A 68-year-old man from Zachary drowned today while he was trying to escape floodwaters at his home, according to reports. Adam Einck with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says in just 6 hours agents have rescued over 100 people and pets, and the efforts are ongoing:
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According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Marijuana will remain a Schedule I drug under federal law, which has many people asking what will happen in the 25 states that legalized medical marijuana. Don Molino has more…
State Senator Troy Brown has issued a statement in response to Governor John Bel Edwards and others calling for the senator’s resignation following two domestic abuse arrests in less than a year. Brown characterized those calling for him to resign as “political opportunists” who pretend they are moral enough to cast the first stone. He emphasized that he will not resign from office.