The U-S Secretary of Homeland Security will be in Louisiana today and Governor John Bel Edwards will join him as they look at how southeast Louisiana is prepared for a potential hurricane. They will take a tour of the Carrollton Pump Station in New Orleans and then they’ll visit the Terrebonne General Health System in Houma.

The Apple TV series Five Days at Memorial is based on actual events during Hurricane Katrina. Brooke Thorington has more from the book’s author.
Cut 1 (32) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

The weather system that produced flash flooding in north Texas is moving through north Louisiana. Radar indicates heavy rain falling in northeast Louisiana this morning. National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Hemingway says a flash flood watch is in effect for a large portion of Louisiana until seven o’ clock tonight….
cut 14 (11) “…ahead of that front”

According to the state department of transportation, 194 people were killed in Louisiana in traffic deaths during the first three months of 2022. That’s down slightly from the 202 who died in the first quarter of 2021. State Transportation spokesperson Rodney Mallett says efforts are underway to significantly reduce traffic deaths…
cut 9 (08) “…trend downward”