Four men are facing deer hunting violation charges after being caught hunting for deer during illegal hours and doing so from a moving vehicle in Red River Parish. But, as Adam Einck with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries explains there’s a twist to these apprehensions.
Cut 6 (12) “…Coushatta Police Department.”
Louisiana residents are facing or have already received significant increases in their National Flood Insurance Program premiums. State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, whose office has no control over the FEMA NFIP, says the agency’s new Risk Rating 2.0 program proposes to alter premiums to make them unaffordable to many.
Cut 9 (12) “…to price prohibitive.”
Thibodaux Regional Medical Center celebrates the grand opening of its 80,000 square foot facility expansion to provide advanced cancer diagnosis and treatment. Lt Governor Billy Nungesser says the facility provides services to residents of Lafourche and seven surrounding parishes.
He says the hospital also provided meals for residents and first responders after Ida.
The Louisiana Supreme Court says it will hear arguments in Pastor Tony Spell’s first amendment fight against criminal charges stemming from his violations of pandemic gathering limits set by Governor Edwards that were in effect last year. Legal analyst Franz Borghardt:
Cut 13 (12) “…first amendment challenge.”
Spell who is a pastor in the Baton Rouge area received national attention when he allowed hundreds to show up at his church in March 2020, despite public health orders that prohibited large gatherings.