An officer involved shooting in Plaquemine left one suspect critically wounded. Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi says the suspect approached the deputies, and when he got close to them, he pulled out a gun.
Stassi says the suspect was critically wounded and transported to a hospital in Baton Rouge. He says none of the deputies were injured.
Flames could be seen for miles this morning coming from the Motiva Oil Refinery in St. James Parish. It is not known yet what caused the fire, but forecasters say there was lightning in the area at the time. Jywanna Octave with the St. James Office of Emergency Preparedness says it was a scary situation, but it appears all workers were able to safely evacuate…:
The Department of Children and Family Services is launching an initiative to improve foster care. DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters says moving foster kids from one home to another can be traumatizing to that child. She hopes the new Quality Parenting Initiative will help DCFS reduce the number of placement changes and keep more siblings together.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released an updated Atlantic hurricane outlook, predicting this season is still expected to be the strongest since 2012. NOAA’s Lead Season Hurricane Forecaster Dr. Gerry Bell says it will be stronger than what they first predicted in May. And there is a now a 70% chance that..:
The initial outlook called for 10-16 named storms