It’s been a difficult weekend for thousands in northwest Louisiana who have been without power since Thursday night as a result of severe storms. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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State Police are investigating an officer-involved fatal shooting in Pineville Sunday early morning. Troopers say police had an encounter with a male subject, who reportedly begin firing at them. The male subject died on the scene. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
Another casualty of the state budget fighting is the Humane Society of Louisiana. HSLA asked for $3 million of the state’s surplus to cover construction and repair costs of shelters across the state. H-S-L-A Director Jeff Dorson says there was even a plan to build two shelters at state prisons where the inmates would clean and interact with pets.
Last year a request for $2 million to give shelters grants for repairs or renovations was also denied.
The state Department of Health reports nearly 3,000 Louisianans were hospitalized or treated every year from 2010-2020 due to heat-related illness. Parishes with the highest rates of heat-related hospitalizations were clustered around the Central and Northwest regions of the state. Dr. Alicia Van Doren says hospitalization and ED rates for workers are distributed around the northern part of the state.
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The report is part of a CDC program through 2026.