Several hundred homeowners in the eastern half of Slidell are cleaning up after Tropical Storm Claudette dumped over ten inches of rain. Mayor Greg Cromer says between 40 and 50 high water vehicle rescues took place Friday night, including a pregnant woman…
Residents who sustained damage should report it to damage-dot-la-dot-gov.
A side-by-side crash in Webster Parish Sunday claims the life of an 11-year-old boy and injuries to the 14-year-old girl who was driving a UTV. State Trooper Jonathan Odom says the 11-year-old has been identified as Morris Naron of Plain Dealing. The 14-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for minor injuries. Neither of the two children was wearing a seatbelt.
It is not currently known whether the 14-year-old will face charges as a result of the crash.
Monroe Police continue to investigate Friday night’s fatal shooting of former Richwood High starting quarterback Michael Sherman. Football Coach Marcus Yanez says he met with students and coaches after learning of the fatal shooting and an hour later two of his former players were shot in a drive by shooting. Yanez is joining other leaders calling for the violence to stop…
The Louisiana Legislative Auditor finds just over a million dollars in unemployment benefits were paid out to 374 dead individuals since March of 2020. Data Analytics Manager Chris Magee says the Louisiana Workforce Commission does have a process to weed out dead applicants and managed to catch roughly 8,000 with their current system…