House Speaker Clay Schexnayder fires back at critics of his leadership in the recent session, and the handling of the state budget. More from Brooke Thorington…:
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LSU slipped into the loser’s bracket in the College World Series in Omaha last night; losing 3-2 to Wake Forest. The Tigers must now play Tennessee again, in an elimination game tonight at 6. The Tigers must win their next three games in order to claim the championship for a 7th time.
A force of about 3,000 workers are hard at work in northwestern Louisiana; restoring power for the over 50-thousand SWEPCO customers who’ve been without since last Thursday. It could be as late as the weekend before power is restored in the Shreveport area. Bossier City spokesman Louis Johnson says the storm was unprecedented, with straight-line winds of up to 90 miles per hour…:”
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Johnson says they are hopeful the majority of residents will have power back on by Thursday.
About half of Natchitoches Parish lost power after straight-line winds and thunderstorms moved through the area Thursday. Natchitoches Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness assistant director Mary Jones says only a handful of customers remain in the dark. She says the good news the power outages have not affected the water systems…:
CUT 13(10) “…have power.”
A good reminder to get prepared for whatever hurricane season may throw our way.