The Sabine Parish community of Peason is picking up the pieces after an EF-2 tornado touched down there Sunday morning. The twister destroyed dozens of homes and other structures, and sne t at least six people to the hospital with injuries; some of them serious. Authorities say no one was killed in the disaster.
Louisiana colleges and universities are making sweeping changes to their sexual misconduct policies after new state laws were passed last year. Higher Education Commissioner Kim Hunter Reed says 188 confidential advisors are now in place at Louisiana schools, to hear the complaints and report them up the line for appropriate action…:
CUT 12(08) “…keep students safe.”
The 2021 legislature took action last year when LSU was found to have failed in addressing widespread sexual abuse complaints.
Nearly 900 soldiers and airmen with the Louisiana National Guard are mobilized throughout the state in support of various COVID missions. Michelle Southern reports their work continues in 2022…:
CUT 01(30) “…Michelle Southern reporting.”
Police in Lafayette say they have located a stolen Mardi Gras float, reported missing last week. The 40-foot long double decker was stolen January 7th, but was found Sunday – abandoned but intact – in St. Martin Parish. It’s been returned to its owner.