Movie star John Schneider is upset with the cleanup process south Louisiana has seen after the historic flooding. Schneider has a studio and home in Holden and another property on the Amite River, which were all flooded. The Dukes of Hazzard actor says it’s been a month and trash is still everywhere:
CUT 6 (10) “their roadway”
The Livingston Parish Office of Emergency Management says it could be Christmas before everything is cleaned up.
A new study from the Violence Policy Center finds Louisiana ranks second in the country for the rate of women who are murdered by men. VPC Legislative Director, Kristen Rand, says this is the sixth year in a row that Louisiana has made the top 10. She says that may have something to do with the state’s gun laws…:
CUT 9 (09) “with firearms”
The Governor’s Office says they found out from FEMA that mobile and modular homes are in fact eligible for the Shelter at Home Program. Spokeswoman Julie Baxter Payer says they sent a letter to the agency asking for clarification on that and what homes do not qualify for the program…:
CUT 15 (07) “at home work”
Nearly 18,000 people have so far registered for The Shelter at Home Program.
Shreveport Police are investigating the case of a man who returned home to find his wife with another man — then was later killed. They say husband and the other man reportedly got into a fight during which they wrestled and both pulled guns and shot one another. The husband died. The condition of the other man is not known.