The public beef between Governor Landry and the city of New Orleans continues to widen. New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno withdrew the city’s application for a 110-million dollar loan to help with cash flow. Moreno says she knew it would be denied because of the indictment of Attorney General Liz Murrill by an Orleans Parish Grand Jury. Tulane Political science professor Mike Sherman says the state’s dispute with New Orleans will likely not end until Murrill is exonerated and someone takes the fall for the indictment of Murrill..
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Moreno says she would like to meet with Governor Landry face to face to talk about the city’s finances.
Heavy rainfall is possible early next week
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That’s Carly Kovacik with the National Weather Service, who says we could see rainfall rates in excess of two to four inches per hour in some cases.
A 30-year-old Denham Springs man is facing two counts of negligent homicide for his role in a crash that killed a husband and a wife in Livingston Parish. Sixty-four-year-old Linda Watts and 62-year-old Joseph Watts were pronounced dead at the scene. The other driver, Brandon Koehnke, suffered minor injuries and was booked into jail after investigators say he crossed the centerline in a right-hand curve and struck Watts’ vehicle head on.
The Gulf coast is seeing an increase in its shark population. Andrew Greenstein reports.