You’ll want to keep your water-resistant garments handy – the entire state will most likely have rain, today, tomorrow, and Saturday. State climatologist Barry Keim says any outside activities planned should be postponed.
Keim says by Sunday the front should be exiting the state – just in time for Easter.
Acadia Parish Deputies have arrested a Sulphur man impersonating a Calcasieu Parish Deputy after a home invasion. 33-year-old Adam Creel forcibly entered a home, handcuffed the homeowner, and stole several items before fleeing. Acadia Sheriff KP Gibson says help from local residents led to the swift arrest in this case.
Deputies are working to identify if other persons were possibly involved.
A survey by Global Strategy Group on behalf of Restore the Mississippi River Deltas shows support for coastal restoration is growing. Campaign director Simone Maloz says the state has lost nearly 2,000 square miles of coastal wetlands And 80 percent of respondents are in favor of sediment diversions.
The state will be expected to lose 4,000 more square miles in the next 50 years without restoration projects.
A 33-year-old man from Terrebonne Parish has been charged in the death of a Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Deputy. Detective Sergeant Nicholas Pepper died last Sunday when a vehicle rammed into his during a police chase in Thibodaux. State Trooper Thomas Gossen says the suspect, 33-year-old Anthony Savoie of Bourg, was in the hospital recovering from his injuries.
The Terrebonne Parish District Attorney’s Office will handle the criminal proceedings.