Governor John Bel Edwards traveled to Lake Charles to see for himself the damage wrought by a suspected EF-2 tornado that touched down on the city’s south side Wednesday; severely damaging more than two dozen homes and injuring two people. The Governor says, after two hurricanes just over a year ago, this disaster is especially trying…:
CUT 07(12) “…to test anybody.”
The National Weather Service is collecting data to confirm the size and intensity of that twister.
After Lake Charles, the Governor boarded a jet for England and an economic development meeting with Drax Biomass in York. Then it’s on to Glasgow, Scotland for the U.N. Summit on Climate Change. He returns to Louisiana November 5th.
Police in Bossier City say road rage led to a fatal shooting Wednesday night in the parking lot of Willis-Knighten Hospital. BCPD Lt. Bart Cavanagh says the suspect, Ramsey Akes, followed the victim, Cynthia Walker, into the lot and shot her several times. Cavanagh says Akes was angry over something that occurred in traffic elsewhere…:
CUT 05(07) “…in this case.”
Akes is charged with 1st Degree Murder. His bond is set at 275-thousand dollars.
A Louisiana energy industry leader is in the hospital; mourning the loss of his wife in a Wednesday traffic crash on I-12 in Tangipahoa Parish. State Police Trooper William Huggins says Louisiana Oil & Gas Association founder Don Briggs will recover, but 77-year-old Nannette Briggs was riding without a seat belt and did not survive. Huggins reminds us to make good choices when driving or riding the highways…:
CUT 14(11) “…or death.”