The New Orleans Fire Department is currently on the scene of a 5 alarm fire in the French Quarter near the intersection of Conti and Bourbon. They got word of the blaze around 7 am. Oceana Grill, the Copper Monkey Bar & Grill and Olde N’awlins Cookery, along with several other businesses have been impacted. First responders have closed Conti Street from Dauphine to Royal Streets. Bourbon Street has been closed from Bienville Street to Saint Louis Street. City officials have not given an estimated time for a reopening of those areas. No reason for the cause of the fire has been released yet and no injuries have been reported.
Senator John Kennedy is once again bringing legislation aimed at getting dead people off the social security rolls. The Republican says every year the federal government spends 144 billion dollars on improper payments, through Social security, Medicare, and other social programs.
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According to research from Move.org, Louisiana is the third least expensive state to be a new mom. Move.org spokesperson Cosette Jarrett says their study factored the cost of childcare for the first year of a child’s life as well as the medical cost of delivery.
After a St. Landry pastor said he’d already forgiven the man accused of the church burnings, Rep Steve Scalise says he and the pastor discussed his feelings about his shooting that nearly cost him his life. Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican leader, said Friday he still struggles to forgive the man who wounded him and four others two years ago during a baseball practice.
Governor has declared a state of emergency on Twitter around 5:30 p.m. on Friday. He says current forecasts predict anywhere from 4″ to 8″ of rain across the state today.