A federal judge orders Louisiana to go back to using the summer election plan for the upcoming fall elections. Matt Doyle has the story.
Hurricane forecasters are tracking six disturbances, with one likely to develop into a tropical depression or storm in the Gulf. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center indicate it’s premature to determine if the Gulf system, or another disturbance in the Atlantic could impact Louisiana. The four other systems are not expected to be a threat to the Bayou State.
Hurricane Laura had a substantial effect on the agriculture industry and Monroe pecan farmer Abraham Lincoln says his nuts were severely impacted. Lincoln says while there are still some nuts in the trees, there aren’t enough to make it beyond his local customers.
Lincoln says the damage to his nuts is even more detrimental since this year appeared to be a promising harvest.
Cameron Police Jury Vice President Scott Trahan estimates over half of the homes in the storm-ravaged parish were completely destroyed by Hurricane Laura. Standing water sat across much of the parish for over a week after the Laura made landfall. Trahan says a pumping effort helped clear up the area, but in many tributaries, the water is still high.