People around Louisiana are surveying the aftermath of Hurricane Barry today. Many are feeling they dodged a bullet. Director of the St. Mary Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness David Naquin says the parish did not receive the copious amounts of rain forecasters expected, but it wasn’t until yesterday afternoon they say most of the rainfall.
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The main issue facing homes and businesses is power outages. Entergy has 24,000 customers without power, down from 89,000. Cleco crews are entering their second day of restoration, with about 17,000 still without power. Cleco spokesperson Jennifer Cahill says crews are working feverishly to get power back to 100%.
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Longtime Ruston Daily Leader sports editor Buddy Davis passed away over the weekend at the age of 72. Lousiana Tech sports information director Malcolm Butler says Davis received criticism for writing stories about Coach Rob and Grambling, but Buddy wasn’t afraid to do it
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Davis was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
Police are hunting suspects in the murder of Baton Rouge African American History Museum founder Sadie Roberts-Joseph, who was found dead in the trunk of a car from asphyxiation. The Capital City icon was found dead three days ago, and Baton Rouge Police spokesperson Sgt. L’Jean McKneely says they discovered the body around 3:45 that afternoon, as the rest of the community was preparing for Hurricane Barry.