The Louisiana Division of Administration had to spend 2.3 million dollars, mostly on personnel, responding to cyberattacks in the past year. 1.7 million of it went towards response to the massive ransomware attack that crippled the Office of Motor Vehicles in November, but hackers should know they’ll never get a dime from the state…
That’s Spokesperson Jacques Berry who says most of the expense was on labor.
Louisiana volunteers are helping in the aftermath of a deadly tornado outbreak in Nashville, Tennessee. United Cajun Navy founder Todd Terrell says they have partnered with a church in the area to establish a home base where they can receive any sort of contributions that Louisiana residents would like to send to help.
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At least 24 people are dead as the result of the early Tuesday morning tornado outbreak and many are still unaccounted for.
Construction is set to begin later this month for a project to replace the 60-year-old LA 532 overpass over I-20 in Webster Parish. DOTD spokesperson Erin Buchanan says the final utility relocation is underway now and once that is finished, the construction will start.
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The brand new overpass is just east of Minden is expected to be complete in Fall 2021 and will cost $8 million.
The Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested 21-year-old Ashlin Faith Lewis, who was found passed out inside a vehicle with a crying infant in a car seat. Chief Deputy Mike Haley says a deputy discovered Lewis, woke her up and she failed a sobriety test. He says heroin and drug paraphernalia were found on her possession and now she faces numerous charges….