Brace yourself for more severe weather tonight. We had a winter front last week and that’s moved off now bringing in moisture from the Gulf of Mexico…:
CUT 13 (10) “thunderstorm activity”
Robert Ricks from the National Weather Service in Slidell says along with torrential rain, damaging winds and tornadoes will be the main threat; so storms from this evening into early tomorrow morning will need to be watched closely.

The teenager who was driving the vehicle that crashed in Ouachita Parish last week killing 5 of the 8 family member occupants on their way to Disney World was issued a citation for careless operation. State Police say the 16-year-old from Texas is not charged with a crime, but it’s state policy that a ticket be issued regardless of the severity of the crash. Two adults and three juveniles age 4, 7 and 15 died in the crash.

Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols announced the state plans to use amnesty money, eliminate 167 unused positions and reduce spending as part of the plan to fill the state’s current $171 million dollar budget shortfall. Jeremy Alford of LaPolitics.com says this falls in line with Jindal’s promise higher ed would be spared mid-year cuts…:
CUT 9 (07) “no jobs were lost”
The deficit was tied to low severance tax and mineral royalties from dropping oil prices, combined with weak growth in personal income taxes.

Of course those low oil prices mean the consumer is saving lots of money at the pump ahead of the Thanksgiving travel season. The current statewide average for a gallon of regular is $2.65 which is down almost 10 cents from last week according to the American Automobile Association.