Attorney General Jeff Landry’s office says they have arrested the owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes, who evacuated hundreds of residents to a Tangipahoa Parish warehouse for Hurricane Ida. Over a dozen people died due to the unfit conditions there. Bob Dean Jr. is not charged with 8 felony counts of cruelty to the infirm, 5 counts of Medicaid fraud and 2 counts of obstruction of justice. Additional charges may be coming.

Governor Edwards has signed a bill inspired by that nursing home tragedy. It requires all nursing homes to submit their disaster preparedness plans with the state Department of Health for approval every year. Bill author Representative Rick Edmonds, of Baton Rouge…:

CUT 12(11)      “…never happen again”

Current state law requires nursing homes to have such plans, but with no mandate for a state authority to review and approve them.

A recent operation by the Central Louisiana Violent Crime Abatement Teams results in over 150 arrests. Brooke Thorington has more…:

CUT 01(33)      “…Brooke Thorington.”

Governor Edwards has signed into law the Crown Act; a measure to prohibit discrimination based upon the way a person wears their hair. New Orleans Representative Candace Newell says too many people are passed over or even fired for their cultural hairstyles, and this law will help with that.