A tornado ripped through the St. Tammany Parish city of Slidell this morning damaging numerous homes and businesses. Several people were injured. Slidell police spokesperson Daniel Seuzeneau describes the injuries sustained as minor to moderate….
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Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer says it’s the worst damage the city has sustained since Katrina. The National Weather Service also says an E-F two tornado hit a residential in Lake Charles . Numerous homes are damaged.

An estimated 128-thousand customers are without power statewide from this storm system. Entergy spokesperson David Freese says in some cases high winds damaged crossarms and transformers beyond repair…
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Entergy has about 55-thousand customers without power.

There are several roads that are impassable statewide as a result of the severe weather that produced flooding or toppled trees onto roadways. Louisianans are reminded not to drive through areas with downed power lines or high standing water. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says if you absolutely must get on the roadway…
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Drivers are encouraged to check road conditions by dialing 511 or visit dotd.la.gov.

Shreveport native Catherine Herring told her story to state senators of how her husband tried to poison her with an abortion inducing drug. Herring says she’s fortunate it did not terminate her pregnancy…
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Her husband in Texas was sentenced to 180 days in prison. Herring supports a bill in Louisiana that calls for at least a five year prison sentence.