The attorney representing the family of Tommie McGlothen Jr., the black man who died after an incident with police officers, filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Shreveport, the police chief and officers involved Tuesday. Attorney James Carter says he tried to settle the matter amicably.
McGlothen who had a known mental condition died last April after his arrest. Cater offered a $25-million settlement last fall to the city.
Louisiana residents will receive extra time to pay off their high winter power bills after the back-to-back winter storms last month produced a huge demand for heat. Public Service Commission Chairman Craig Greene says this will help those customers who are having difficulty.
The PSC told the state’s utility providers to give customers extra time to pay off their bill from the February freeze.
The World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee retired Laura from the storm name rotation and decided the Greek alphabet will no longer be used to name systems. Along with Laura, State Climatologist Barry Keim says the committee retired Dorian, a devastating 2019 storm that hit the Bahamas, and Eta and Iota, two major storms that landed last year in Central America.
93 names have now been officially retired from the storm name six-year rotation.
Will the Superdome and college football stadiums be filled next fall as they would be pre-pandemic? Governor John Bel Edwards believes so…
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Edwards says for full stadiums to return, people need to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.