On Friday the Louisiana Supreme Court denied an appeal filed by the plaintiffs in the legal battle over the state’s abortion ban, thus keeping the ban in place and making abortions illegal in Louisiana. It was a major victory for pro-life advocates and the plaintiffs vow to continue litigation to legalize abortion in the state.
A Washington Parish cattle rancher – accused of dodging taxes – has his day in court…and wins. Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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It was six years ago that parts of Louisiana experienced devastating flooding after more than two and a half feet of rain fell from August 11th to the 14th. The small city of Youngsville, in Lafayette Parish, flooded and Mayor Ken Ritter was in his first term.
Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Broome remembers it well and says now for the first time ever there’s a comprehensive analysis of the parish’s draining network and incoming infrastructure funds that will expand the parish and city’s ability to mitigate future flooding.
There is a disturbance in the gulf off the Louisiana coast that’s moving towards Texas that could bring heavy rain along the coast. The National Hurricane Center says it has a 10-percent chance of developing into a cyclone over the weekend.