Breaking news, as the U.S. Attorney’s Office announces five arrests, including those of three Louisiana police chiefs, in connection with a visa fraud scheme. Alex Van Hook, the acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, made the announcement in a news conference this morning.
Cut 21 (13) “…for U visas”
We’ll have plenty more on this developing story throughout the day today.
Forecasters are now urging those of you near the Gulf Coast to be weather aware for the next few days. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says there’s a disturbance brewing in the gulf; however, it will not rise to the level of a major storm.
Keim says while wind will not be a factor, heavy rainfall will be.
Congresswoman Julia Letlow is co-sponsoring a constitutional amendment to ban the burning of the American flag. Letlow says while she defends the right to peaceful protest, burning the American flag does not qualify as such.
Making this the 28th Amendment, however, will be a tall task. It will require a two-thirds majority from both houses of Congress and ratification of three-fourths of the states – in this case, 38.
If you hold a library card at the state library or at the library systems in Iberville, Livingston, Tangipahoa or Rapides parishes, you can now use your card to get into a state museum. State librarian Meg Placke says just like with the state parks, the goal is to get people to visit the state museums, and similar programs have been very successful in other states.