A Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputy was killed Friday in a motorcycle crash while escorting a funeral procession on Airline Highway, according to police in New Orleans. Officials say 41 year old Deputy Christopher Paul Ohlmeyer of River Ridge was stopped in the roadway as part of the procession when he was hit from behind. Ohlmeyer was a 14-year veteran of the department and is survived by a wife and two children.
The state has set new records for both total nonfarm employment and total private employment. Seasonally-adjusted nonfarm employment is a little more two-million jobs and private sector employment is nearly 1.7-million jobs. Osmar Padilla with Louisiana Works says over the last year, private education and health services added 15-thousand jobs.
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If you haven’t been outside just yet, brace yourself for some bone-chillingly cold temperatures. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says while there’s no precipitation, it is windy, and that make the cold air feel much colder than the actual temperature
Cut 12 (11) “…like the teens.”
And Grymes says it’ll be just as cold tomorrow morning.
All this while thousands are still without power after the ice storm last weekend. The CEO of Entergy Phillip May Jr, addressed his company’s power restoration efforts yesterday afternoon saying crews have been working non-stop for 16 hours a day.
Cut 15 (12) “…of 92-thousand.”