Checking the board, I’m seeing more than 76-thousand customers in north Louisiana are currently without power. Ouachita Parish leads the pack by far, with West and East Carroll, Jackson and Richland parishes also having a large percentage of homes and businesses without electricity. Monroe Mayor Friday Ellis says if you are using a generator, make sure it’s 20 feet away from the home.
The ice storm has had Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents busy responding to calls for assistance. Captain Kenneth Balkom says as the snow and ice arrived in northwest Louisiana Saturday, LDWF got a call about two 18-year-old duck hunters stuck in shallow water and mud in the Red River in Bossier Parish.
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Senator Bill Cassidy is calling for a full joint federal and state investigation into the events in Minneapolis that he described as “disturbing.” In a conference call with reporters, Cassidy says the two deadly shootings at the hands of federal agents threaten to undo the positive effects of the immigration enforcement operation.
Just three days until Rockin’1000 stages its first U.S. show in the Superdome, and it’s tapped New Orleans’ very own Harry Connick Jr. as special guest artistic director. Of course, Connick will join the thousand for a number or two, and he’s brought along some special guests as well.