Governor John Bel Edwards is asking residents in southeast Louisiana not to take Tropical Storm Gordon lightly, even though forecast models predict a landfall in Mississippi later tonight. Edwards says there is still a chance for some nasty weather in the Bayou State. Edwards says Gordon could also deliver some bad weather to northeast Louisiana tomorrow as that region of the state is under a flash flood watch….
And while the storm has seen it’s projections downgraded from a hurricane at landfall to a tropical storm, there are still a few areas of Southeast Louisiana that may end up getting some nasty weather as a result of the system. St. Tammany President Pat Brister says the parish could experience tropical storm force winds.
A contractor accused of ripping off customers across five parishes after the 2016 flood receives a four-year prison sentence and is forced to repay 84-thousand dollars to 11 Livingston Parish victims. 41-year-old Matthew Morris was indicted on 51 counts, but ended up pleading guilty to only one. Morris is still facing charges in Ascension, East Baton Rouge, St. John the Baptist, and Terrebonne Parishes, but Legal Analyst Tim Meche says there’s a likely reason why the first cases were tried in Livingston.
Authorities say Morris would sign contracts with victims of the 2016 flood, and then either not finish, or never even begin work. After the clients would cease payments, Morris would place leans on their properties.
And LSU’s best edge rusher, K’Lavon Chaisson, who had to be assisted off the field in the 4th quarter of the big win over Miami is now expected to miss 2 to 3 weeks of time rehabbing a bum knee. But it’s not all bad news, as the Tiers have vaulted up the AP rankings to number 11.