More flooding is expected tonight and the flash flood watch remains in effect for almost the entire bottom half of the state through tomorrow evening. East Feliciana Parish OEP Deputy Director Jim Parker says they are doing everything they can to help residents.
Frank Reviette with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says the main issue with this area of low pressure is that the bottom half is churning in the Gulf of Mexico which is adding fuel to the storm. He says they’ve been getting reports of street flooding and water in homes…:
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Reviette says, unfortunately, this system is churning very slowly, and the rain will continue into Saturday.
The federal government has ruled that marijuana will remain a Schedule I drug. Parks Senator Fred Mills says this ruling should not affect Louisiana’s ability to dispense medical cannabis to the patients who need it. But he says he is not pleased with the feds’ decision.
Mills says Louisiana is on track towards dispensing the drug to patients, and they should have the regulations in place by next year.
State Superintendent of Education John White is proposing a plan to lawmakers that would allow the voucher students that were placed on a waiting list, to go ahead and enroll in the nonpublic school. He says they will know by August 22nd whether or not the private schools who participate in the voucher program will agree to this plan, but he expects most will.