Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre suffered a medical emergency overnight and is currently under a physician’s care. The news was posted on the department’s Facebook page, and a spokesperson for the office says his family is requesting privacy and no visitors so he can rest. His health condition will be addressed at a later date.
Baton Rouge state Representative Larry Selders is charged with DWI, reckless operation, and driving under suspension after he was busted over the weekend speeding and doing burnouts near the LSU campus. State Trooper Christian Reed…:
Cut 10 (10) “..was subsequently arrested.”
State Police declined to say why Selders had a suspended license. Selders has since issued a written statement of apology.
Data from the CDC and FBI indicate the homicide rate for rural Louisiana in 2020 was just under 17 per 100 thousand people. Almost three times higher than the national average. LSU Health New Orleans Criminologist, Peter Scharf says the federal government needs to assist with funding to address the immediate issue and we also need to think about long-term solutions.
The northern half of the state is under a flash flood watch through tomorrow night. National Weather Service meteorologist Davyon Hill says a stalled frontal boundary has set up over the I-20 corridor…:
Hill says four to six inches is likely across the area, but there’s the potential for as much as eight inches for some areas.