Hurricane Ian is in the Caribbean; approaching Cuba and could be hitting Florida’s eastern Gulf Coast by Tuesday. Ben Schott, a forecaster with the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), says Ian’s eye should land right where the peninsula meets the panhandle…:

CUT 07(08)      “…this system.”

For us, things may get a bit breezy…but otherwise the weather for the week looks good.

Entergy Louisiana has been approved by the state Public Service Commission to purchase power from four Louisiana solar “farms” that are in the planning and construction stages. Entergy President Phillip May says the PSC also approved Entergy’s “Geaux Green” option; creating a new green energy tariff…:

CUT 13(09)      “…growth in the state.”

A federal judge will not halt Louisiana’s plan to move juvenile offenders from a detention center in Jefferson Parish to the state penitentiary at Angola…:

CUT 01(32)      “…Palermo.”

Jeanerette state Representative Stewart Bishop issues a press release stating he has entered a rehab program to deal with alcoholism. Bishop says he’ll be in treatment for about a month, a looks forward to returning to the legislature once he is well.