The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management held the first Gulf oil and gas lease sale of 2021 in New Orleans today. President Biden placed a moratorium on new oil and gas development on federal land and waters, but a 13-state lawsuit – led by Attorney General Jeff Landry – blocked that order. Landry says today’s sale is a win for the hundreds of millions of Americans who rely on affordable and dependable energy…:

CUT 04(12)      “…need it the most.”

Get ready for some cool nights ahead, as another front moves through tonight and through Thursday. State Climatologist Barry Keim says by Friday, you’ll want to have a coat or jacket handy…:

CUT 13(09)      “…along the coastline.”

Another warming trend should develop into next week.

A 75-year-old Louisiana man who has spent about 58 years of his life in prison for the shooting death of an East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff’s deputy when he was 17 was granted parole today by the Louisiana Parole Board.  Kerry Myers, Deputy Director of the Louisiana Parole Project, says the release of Henry Montgomery, follows a 2012 Supreme Court ruling that mandatory life sentencing without parole for juveniles was cruel and unusual punishment…:

CUT 09(08)      “…of his life.”

A Baton Rouge man is in jail; accused of breaking into an elderly woman’s home and raping her. Sheriff’s deputies say the 75-year-old victim was surprised in her bathroom late Tuesday night, by a man holding a knife; wearing only a ski mask, socks and underwear. After the assault, he passed out in her bed and that is where deputies found him. 45-year-old Conway Tullier now faces serious charges.