The New Orleans area is drying out from the torrential rains of Hurricane Francine. Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng says the east bank took on seven to nine inches of rain, some areas got 11 inches which led to flooding…
The police chief in Kenner says the flooding from Francine is as bad as it was for Hurricane Katrina.
A Union Parish charter school teacher is arrested for allegedly telling his third grade students that he was going to shoot them. Investigators say 70-year-old Robert Mitcham of Ruston became angry at his students and was trying to settle them down. Mitcham taught at Downsville Community Charter School and has been barred from the campus. He’s charged with terroristic threat.
The pilot of a small plane is killed in a crash in Lafayette. The fire department says the plane crashed upon takeoff near Oakbourne Country Club, which is immediately northeast of Lafayette Regional Airport. The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene. At this time, it’s unclear why the aircraft went down.
Entergy Louisiana is still trying to assess the damage caused by Francine before giving an ETA on restoration in the hardest hit areas.
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Governor Landry publicly thanked a good Samaritan in New Orleans for saving the life of a driver who almost drowned as his pickup truck was sinking in floodwaters. The daring rescue was shown on live TV. The driver went around barriers at the Canal Street Underpass. Landry says, don’t do that.