Soon-to-be Tropical Storm Claudette is expected to make landfall near Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes during the overnight and cross over the New Orleans area tomorrow morning. National Weather Service meteorologist Ben Schott says areas east of I-55 could see over a half-foot of rain…
The forecast track of the potential tropical storm has been shifting east since the first one was posted by the National Hurricane Center on Thursday afternoon. Which has put Louisiana in better shape to handle this storm, but GOHSEP spokesperson Mike Steele says residents still need to be prepared.
With Tropical Storm warnings for southeast Louisiana St. Tammany Parish Director of Emergency Preparedness Clarence Powe says they’ve opened up sandbagging stations and have already closed a few bridges in anticipation of flooding. Powe encourages residents to make storm plans and check around their homes.
Governor Edwards takes issue with the label “decriminalization” as a way to describe legislation he signed that removes the possibility of jail time for possession of 4 grams or less of marijuana. Edwards says it’s not legalization and getting caught with a small amount of pot will still cause you a real headache.
Under the legislation, if caught with 14 grams or less of pot you can’t be sent to jail and only can be fined 100 dollars.