It has been one month since Hurricane Laura made landfall, bringing widespread destruction to southwest Louisiana. President of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Tony Guillory says streets are cleared of debris, with much of it being pushed to roadsides. About 120 trucks are being utilized for debris pickup.
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Hurricane Laura made landfall as a Category 4 storm around 1AM on August 27th.
Louisiana’s Republican Congressional delegation is thrilled with President Trump’s decision to nominate Metairie native Amy Coney Barrett for a seat on the U-S Supreme Court. Benton Congressman Mike Johnson met Barrett at a student leadership event in 1988 when they were high school. Johnson says Judge Barrett is a female version of Justice Antonin Scalia, who served on the court for 30 years until his death in 2016
The Saints have their first two-game losing streak since 2017 as they lost to Green Bay 37-30 last night. A Taysom Hill fumble in the fourth quarter turned the momentum in the Packers favor, plus New Orleans committed eight penalties. Coach Sean Payton says his team is facing a bit of gut check
It’s the second straight week the Saints defense gave up more than 30 points.
Enrollment at Natchitoches based Northwestern State University is up five percent this year to a record 11,447 students. Demons President Nick Maggio says the 136-year-old institution is thriving and seeing gains across the board.
Maggio says prospective students are responding well to the University’s focus on promoting a curriculum that prepares them for in-demand jobs, and jobs of the future…