There are growing concerns that Hurricane Ida could negatively impact the population of southeast Louisiana; much like Katrina did 16 years ago. Brooke Thorington reports…:
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Just days after over 20 students at Shreveport’s Southwood High were arrested for fighting, another student is arrested for threatening gun violence at the school. Caddo Parish deputies were alerted Sunday evening to the social media post; threatening a gang-related shooting. A 14-year-old male was arrested and charged with terrorizing.
Terrebonne Parish is still struggling to return to something like normal after the devastation of Hurricane Ida. Parish spokesman Mart Black says utilities hope to have all the power restored by the 29th. He says garbage pickup has ramped back up and contractors have been hired to clear the curbs of storm debris…:
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There’s no doubt that Ida took out a HUGE number of trees in its path, as many of you know firsthand. But Whitney Wallace, with Louisiana’s Department of Agriculture & Forestry, says all those downed trees – particularly on the Northshore – have impacted landowners AND agriculture and livestock producers…:
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She says this is the worst storm-related tree fall since Katrina.