Governor John Bel Edwards says if you’re in one of 16 parishes designated for FEMA assistance you need to file for assistance as soon as you can to receive benefits in a timely manner. Edwards says the road to recovery in those areas could be quite long, and according to Entergy 1,000 transmission towers are down in just Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes alone. Edwards says those towers are blocking roadways…
Senator Bill Cassidy will be on the ground in Lake Charles tomorrow. He says if you are in the area and have problems, come to talk to his staff…
Total Laura-related fatalities rose again today, now up to 17 as two people perish in Beauregard Parish from heat-related illnesses.
A Monroe Senator is issuing a call to action for Louisiana high school football families, asking them and any fans of the sport to contact their local school boards and superintendents, and tell them to tell LHSAA to approve contact practices for September 11th and the season start for October 8th. Stewart Cathey Jr. says he’s confident starting before Phase Three will not create liability issues.
On Tuesday Attorney General Jeff Landry agreed.
A New Orleans woman is arrested after allegedly starting a three-alarm fire in an apartment complex she was set to be evicted from. Fire Marshal Butch Browning says 26 residents in 20 units left their apartments unharmed, but a pet died in the blaze.
Cut 13 (11) “…that did perish.”
25-year-old Jazlynn Major was located and arrested in Texas.