A youth justice advocacy group called Families and Friends of Louisiana gathered at the state capitol today demanding that Louisiana not transfer youth violent offenders to Angola. Executive Director Gina Womack led today’s protest
A federal judge has put a halt on a plan to transfer 25 incarcerated youth offenders from a youth detention center in Jefferson Parish to the State Penitentiary.
The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Louisiana today is $3.40, down nine cents from a week ago. And while we’ve been seeing gas prices fall ten to 15 cents week over week, Nick Chabarria (Cha-berry) with Triple-A says those price drops are already beginning to slow.
State Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain, along with the Louisiana Cotton and Grain Association and Farm Bureau are urging Governor John Bel Edwards to seek a disaster declaration because of excessive rainfall. Strain says some of the state’s row crops received 18 inches of rain in just a few days…:
If you thought the West Nile Virus had gone away, think again. The Louisiana Department of Health is reporting the first case of the deadly form of West Nile in Acadiana in two years. Dr. Glennis Gray with the Department of Health says symptoms are similar to the flu.
She says if you show symptoms, seek treatment asap.