Cleco says 25,000 customers remain without power after tornadoes and strong winds ripped through the state Wednesday. Immediately following the storm, Spokesperson Jennifer Cahill says they hired 400 additional line mechanics and they also brought in specialized equipment to move debris.
The majority of the outages are in St. Tammany Parish.
An EF-2 tornado touched down in Lake Charles early Wednesday morning. Mayor Nic Hunters says as many as 15 families have been displaced. And because needs change after disasters Hunter says the best way to help is by donating to the United Way.
Tornadoes also caused damage in Slidell and St. Francisville yesterday.
House Education approves legislation to prohibit public school teachers from discussing topics involving sexual orientation and gender identity with students. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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And House Education advances a bill to protect teachers who refuse to use a student’s preferred gender pronoun, even if parents give permission to call them by another pronoun. Critics say the committee did so without public input when other meetings were been canceled due to the severe weather.