A judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking Gov. Jeff Landry’s executive order that would have redirected $168 million from Louisiana’s Minimum Foundation Program to fund teacher and staff stipends. The temporary restraining order cites five constitutional issues with the executive order.
Tropical Storm Arthur may be gone, but the rain certainly is not. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Governor Landry has issued a state of emergency in six parishes in response to the severe weather caused by Tropical Storm Arthur — Avoyelles, Lafourche, Pointe Coupee, St. Landry, St. Tammany and Terrebonne. Arthur’s remnants stalled over Avoyelles Parish throughout the day yesterday, dumping about two and a half feet of rain in some places leaving roads flooded and homes underwater. Louis Coco manages KLIL radio in Moreauville says the station was even forced off the air.
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According to published reports, 150 residents were displaced in Avoyelles Parish alone.
There was also flooding in Kenner yesterday morning. Police Chief Keith Conley says several vehicles became stuck in floodwaters near Louis Armstrong International Airport. But he says while the roads were a washout, operations at the airport continued.