A Senate committee unanimously approves a bill that enhances the penalties for those convicted of knowingly lacing drugs with fentanyl but marketing it as another substance. Harrisonburg Senator Glen Womack’s legislation would add another five years to a prison sentence for that. Baton Rouge Senator Bodi White offers his support, having seen what the drug has done to the Capital Area…:

CUT 05(07)      “…overdose on fentanyl.”

The bill moves to the Senate floor for debate.

The National Hurricane Center issued its final report on Hurricane Ida. The biggest finding of the report? It WAS a Category 4 storm with maximum winds at 150 miles-an-hour; making it one of the strongest to ever hit Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says – given that – the damage could have been much worse…:

CUT 10(10)      “…associated with it.”

An Opelousas mom is angry and upset, after a St. Landry Schools bus driver closed her kid’s head in the bus door and started to drive away. It happened as the child was getting off the bus and was captured by a neighbor’s home security camera. The child received minor injuries but it could have been worse. The driver says she closed the door too soon, because she was distracted by kids still on the bus. The mom says the kids were trying to tell her there was a child stuck in the door. No comment yet from school officials.

After almost two full years of pandemic-related cancellations, spring & summer festivals are back for Louisiana. Lt. Governor Bill Nungesser says nearly 400 events will happen statewide between now and Labor Day. Then, he says, LSU football is back..:

CUT 07(10)      “…to Louisiana.”