Two and a half feet of rain in less than 12 hours. That’s what Avoyelles Parish had to deal with yesterday, as the torrential rains transformed neighborhoods into lakes. Joey Frank, the director of the Avoyelles Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, says even though the rain has stopped, it’s still a very active scene which is forcing people from their homes.
Governor Landry’s plan to redirect money to pay stipends to teachers and support staff hits a road block. An East Baton Rouge Parish judge grants a temporary restraining order blocking the move, ruling that bypassing the legislature violated separation of powers. The plaintiffs’ spokesman, Greg Beuerman, says Landry’s order takes away authority from BESE.
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A new WalletHub survey ranks Louisiana next to last in the nation for working dads, getting low marks for percentage of kids under 18 with their father present living in poverty, male life expectancy and average length of a work day for men. We asked analyst Chip Lupo whether Louisiana would have had a higher ranking if the rankings only accounted for the well-populated areas of each state.
If you’re craving crawfish this Father’s Day weekend, believe it or not, you can still pick up a sack of live crawfish this weekend. Laney King, the co-founder of The Crawfish App, says the better news is that prices are as affordable as they’ve ever been this year.
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If you’re looking for boiled Louisiana crawfish, however, King says you’re out of luck until next year.