Officials in St. Tammany Parish say damage caused by Wednesday’s tornado in Slidell is reminiscent of Hurricane Katrina. Parish President Mike Cooper says they are asking for volunteers to help residents with removing and sorting construction debris from downed vegetation.
Residents are also asked to self-report damage, and link can be found on LouisianaRadioNetwork.com
Entergy Louisiana expects to restore power to the majority of its 16,000 customers who are without power by tonight. Spokesperson David Freese says crews are working to clear debris and repair power lines.
And approximately 24,000 Cleco customers remain without power.
House Education advances a bill, so teachers do not have use a students’ preferred gender pronoun, unless the child’s parents request that the child be identified as another gender. Bossier City Representative Raymond Crews is the author of the bill…
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Even if the parent requests a pronoun that differs from a child’s biological sex, the teacher can still refuse over religious and moral objections.
The full House overwhelmingly approves legislation requiring schools that receive state dollars to have the ten commandments posted in their classrooms.Denham Springs Representative Roger Wilder believes it would do students good to see the Ten Commandments every day…
The measure passed on an 82 to 19 vote and heads to a Senate committee.