Calcasieu Parish is still picking up the pieces from Hurricane Laura and now the area is bracing for Hurricane Delta, which is expected to make landfall in southwest Louisiana Friday afternoon or early evening. Parish President Tony Guillory says for the second time in 43 days they’ve called for a mandatory evacuation
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Once Delta makes landfall, it’s expected to move northeast and the center of the storm could cross over Alexandria early Saturday morning and then into northeast Louisiana. Governor John Bel Edwards says the National Guard is ready to respond….
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A House committee has approved legislation inspired by the controversial punishment of a Jefferson Parish 4th grader who had a BB gun visible in his web camera during an online class. The legislation would create a protocol for disciplinary procedures for virtual education and offer some judicial review of certain disciplinary cases. Ka’Mauri Harrison’s father Nyron testified…
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The measure heads to the House floor.

The state’s unemployment trust fund is now out of money and Louisiana is borrowing cash from the feds to pay out unemployment benefits. Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says since March 22nd, the state has paid out nearly seven-billion dollars in various forms of unemployment compensation over 400-thousand citizens…
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Louisiana is bracing for Hurricane Delta which will be the fourth named storm to hit the Boot this year. Landfall is expected in southwest Louisiana tomorrow afternoon or early evening. Governor John Bel Edwards says you have until tonight to get your affairs in order and hunker down, no matter where you are in south and central Louisiana.
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For the second time in 43 days, Calcasieu Parish officials have called for a mandatory evacuation. Parish President Tony Guillory is concerned the unsecured debris leftover from Hurricane Laura and makeshift repairs will make the area more vulnerable to Delta’s damaging winds…
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A House committee unanimously approves legislation aimed at preventing future scenarios like the one that almost got a Jefferson Parish fourth-grader expelled for moving a BB Gun during virtual instruction. Matt Doyle has the story…
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Because of Hurricane Delta, the pause button has been hit on the special session as lawmakers will not reconvene until at least Monday. The Saints thought about re-locating to Indianapolis, but they’ll stay in New Orleans. LSU has an unexpected road game at Missouri on Saturday and the Cajuns game against Coastal Carolina has been moved to Wednesday.

Hurricane Delta is a Category Two storm and is expected to become a Category 3 again before making landfall tomorrow in southwest Louisiana. Delta is expected to bring heavy rain and damaging winds to Louisiana’s coast.

Calcasieu Parish residents are bracing for another punch from a powerful storm….
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A hurricane warning is in effect for southwest Louisiana and into central Louisiana.

The state’s unemployment trust fund ran out of money yesterday, but Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says those receiving unemployment benefits will continue to receive them, but Louisiana is now borrowing federal dollars.
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Employers fund the trust fund, so that means they could have to pay additional payroll taxes. But the governor and the state legislature are trying to address that issue.

The House Education Committee heard from the family of Ka’Mauri Harrison yesterday as there’s a bill heading to the House floor that addresses his situation. Jefferson Parish schools suspended the fourth-grader for six days after he moved a BB gun during a virtual class. The legislation would create a protocol for disciplinary procedures related to online education. Ka’Mauri’s father Nyron Harrison…
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Hurricane Delta is barrelling down on southwest Louisiana at a remarkably fast pace. Matt Doyle has more on what that might mean for its Friday impact.
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For the second time in 43 days, Calcasieu Parish has issued an emergency evacuation order for its residents who are at the beginning stages of recovering from Hurricane Laura. Parish President Tony Guillory says for those who choose to stay, prepare to rough it for several days…
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The House Education Committee has approved a bill called the Ka Mauri Harrison Act. He’s the fourth-grader in Jefferson Parish who was suspended for six days after moving a BB gun during a virtual class. Harrison now has a weapons violation on his permanent record. Ka Mauri’s father explained to the committee what happened and Baton Rouge Representative Rick Edmonds is flabbergasted…
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The measure, which would give families more options to appeal disciplinary decisions and requiring schools to write policies specifically for online learning, heads to the House floor for more discussion.

Lawmakers wrapped up the last of their business for the week Wednesday before heading out of town ahead of Hurricane Delta.

The fight over the Governor’s public health authority continued with a tense House committee meeting regarding legislation that would provide civil and criminal immunity to those who gather for religious services during a state of emergency, even if such gatherings are banned.

The legislation was approved, but not before Central Pastor Tony Spell, who was arrested for holding services against the state ban, testified and attacked the Governor…

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But Chairman Ted James cut him off…

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House Education heard legislation inspired by the controversial punishment of a Jefferson Parish 4^th grader who briefly had a BB gun in the frame of his camera while taking an online class. The story of Ka’Mauri Harrison sparked nationwide interest when he was nearly expelled for the incident and slapped with a permanent record tag for a weapons violation. The bill would provide for the creation of school disciplinary procedures relative to online instruction, but Harrison’s father, Nyron told the committee it’s just a shame it even had to come to this…

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Harrison was disciplined as if he had brought a weapon onto a school campus.

The state’s unemployment insurance trust fund has now been completely depleted. Workforce Commission executive director Ava Dejoie says those that are receiving benefits will continue to receive them, but Louisiana is borrowing federal dollars to make it happen.

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The 4 PM advisory on Delta shows max winds down to 85 mph. Forecast to still become a major hurricane in the western Gulf. Landfall forecast along Louisiana coast by Friday afternoon as Cat. 2.State Climatologist Barry Keim says the most likely point of impact right now appears to be somewhere in St. Mary, Iberia, or Vermillion Parishes.

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Hurricane Delta forces the relocation of this Saturday’s Missouri-LSU game.  Instead of taking place at Tiger Stadium, the Tigers will be heading to Columbia, Missouri.  The game was originally set for Saturday night, but with the change in venue comes a change in kickoff time. LSU Coach Ed Orgeron says the 11 AM kickoff will be a benefit, because a night game would have resulted in the team rolling back into Baton Rouge extremely early Sunday morning…

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The Ragin’ Cajuns Saturday game against Coastal Carolina has been postponed to 6:30 Wednesday night at Cajun Field.

It was just over a month ago that Rapides Parish was roughed up by Hurricane Laura and now the area is in the track of Hurricane Delta.  Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office Chief of Staff Tommy Carnline says the area has a feeling of exhaustion in seeing they may get a second round with the 2020 hurricane season.

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Carnline says deputies are already preparing to clear the roads for utility restoration teams as well as first responders.

Legislation granting criminal and civil immunity to those who gather for religious services against state orders during an emergency clears a House committee. The legislation also aims to retroactively void charges like those against Central Pastor Tony Spell, but Chairman Ted James says even if this is signed into law it can’t be applied to past cases.

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The bill heads next to the House where a series of efforts restricting or overturning the Governor’s public health orders have passed.

There was a tense moment in a Committee hearing about legislation that would grant immunity to those who gather for religious services against state orders during an emergency. Brooke Thorington has the story…

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Hurricane Delta is expected to bring some strong winds to parts of the state Friday, but State Climatologist Barry Keim says only four to eight inches of rain…

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Hurricane Delta forces the relocation of this Saturday’s Missouri-LSU game.  Instead of taking place at Tiger Stadium, the Tigers will be heading to Columbia, Missouri.  LSU Coach Ed Orgeron says the team is adapting to the last-minute shakeup.

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LSU currently sits at 17 in the Top 25.

It was just over a month ago that Rapides Parish was roughed up by Hurricane Laura and now the area is in the track of Hurricane Delta.  Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office Chief of Staff Tommy Carnline says deputies are already preparing to clear the roads for utility restoration teams as well as first responders.

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Carnline says the message to residents is to prepare now.