In the last 24 hours at least seven tornadoes have been reported in Louisiana. The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness says one person was killed in a St. Charles Parish twister this afternoon and two fatalities were reported Tuesday in Caddo Parish. Authorities say 30-year-old Yoshiko Smith and her eight-year-old son Nikolus Little were killed in Keithville when a tornado struck their home Tuesday afternoon.
A tornado destroyed a neighborhood in Farmerville last night. Jeff Palermo spoke with mayor John Crow….
New Iberia officials are also reporting tornado damage. Captain Leland Lasiter with the New Iberia Police Department says two tornadoes hit their town this morning…
A temporary shelter has been set up at the gym of New Iberia High School.
In ten months, Louisiana voters will go to the polls to elect the state’s next governor. Southwest Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins says he’s supporting the first Republican, Attorney General Jeff Landry, who officially announced his candidacy. In the video ad, Higgins is shown driving his vehicle and talking to the camera about Landry.
Just days after Senator John Kennedy was re-elected to a second term, he indicated he was highly considering running for governor in 2023.