Earthquakes are shaking Red River Parish. The US Geological Survey is reporting three to possibly four quakes ranging in magnitude 3.1 to 4.0 occurring around 4:40 to 5:10 this morning. They occurred near Edgefield which is north of Coushatta where last week a 4.9 magnitude earthquake shook residents and last night after 9:00 a 2.5 magnitude quake occurred.
A state senator is looking to make fortified roofs mandatory for new construction homes in the coastal parishes. River Ridge Republican Kirk Talbot’s bill would update the building code statewide. However, Talbot says he rushed the drafting of his bill to file it before the pre-filing deadline, and he will offer an amendment to narrow it down to the parts of the state where fortified roofs are needed the most.
Cut 12 (05) “…for new construction.”
Louisiana voters are most concerned about their wallets, says a recent survey by the Pelican Institute for Public Policy. Pelican Vice President Erin Bendily says two-thirds of Louisiana voters report their electric and gas utility bills have increased over the past year.
And lawmakers are in Baton Rouge as the legislative session begins today, They will consider more than 13-hundred bills including the budget. La Politics dot com publisher Jeremy Alford says legislators must figure out how to make up for a loss of some federal funding….
The legislative session must end by June 1st.