The state now reports 19 deaths related to Laura as two more fatalities are by the Department of Health linked to heat exhaustion in Rapides Parish.
Hurricane Laura is estimated to be an eight-to-nine billion-dollar insured loss event, the second-highest in the state’s history only behind Katrina. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says to make sure you’re not left out of the coming deluge of settlements, present before and after photos of your house’s damage to your insurance company.
Governor John Bel Edwards says despite the devastation he’s optimistic about the recovery.
Beauregard Parish is still reeling from Laura, 80 percent of Parish households are still without power, 17,900 in total. Sheriff Mark Herford says there are hundreds of linemen working in the parish right now…
49-year-old George Burns of Melder was shot by a Rapides Parish Sheriff SWAT marksman during a standoff after Burns allegedly barricaded in a home and fired at deputies after he called police threatening to kill himself. Rapides Sheriff Chief of Staff Carnline says it’s a sad situation and appears to be a family-related incident related to Burns’ estranged wife, but…