Two young boys from Ponchatoula have been found safe in Santa Rosa County, Florida after they went missing Tuesday. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy James Travis says they were found Wednesday after an eyewitness confirmed it was their mother, 38-year-old Shawntel Heck, who had taken the boys after their father left them in his car.
Heck escaped by foot and is still being sought in Florida.
Rep. John Stefanski, chair of the House and Governmental Affairs Committee, says the timeline to approve new voting districts in the state will be delayed because the Census will not have numbers ready until the end of September. He says the pandemic is partly to blame.
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin ends the search for new voting machines after complaints about the bid process from fellow Republicans. Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt says when the new procurement process begins, they hope to have outside voting security and cybersecurity experts more involved.
Ardoin released a statement saying, “I am withdrawing the RFP to spend the next few months seeking to undo the damage to voter confidence done by those who willfully spread misinformation and disinformation.”
Louisiana Restaurant Association President Stan Harris applauds the state’s move into Phase Three, which allows restaurants to operate at 75 percent capacity. Harris says but the industry is still reeling, and he hopes we can soon do away with any capacity limits.