Governor-elect Jeff Landry has appointed 26-year-old Madison Sheahan from Ohio as the new Secretary of State Wildlife. La-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says her role will be to reform the department and provide leadership, while her staff and the Louisiana Wildlife Commission can focus on regulations…
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$45 million has been awarded to Livingston Parish to build a disaster response rescue center. Sheriff Jason Ard says he got the idea for a shelter when Hurricane Gustav struck. At the time they were able to use a newly constructed detention center that had 700 beds and no inmates yet. It’s where the first responders stayed.
If you’re dreaming of a soggy Christmas, it looks like you’ll get your wish. LRN meteorologist Bill Jacquemin says rain is expected and while rain during a holiday weekend is never fun, it is needed…
There’s the potential for one to three inches of rain this weekend.
With the heavy rainfall and windy conditions forecasted for Christmas Eve, Festival of the Bonfire organizers made the difficult decision to reschedule the event to Saturday. St. James Parish President James Pete Dufresne says the rain and south winds….
Fortunately, the change falls on the weekend but Dufresne understands the change is still inconvenient when so many have already made plans in advance.