Louisiana registered its all-time lowest motor vehicle fatality rate in 2019, despite the number of severe crashes remaining virtually the same. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Two people are dead after a State Police Trooper rear-ended another vehicle while responding to a separate crash last night in Ouachita Parish. WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge is reporting the Trooper involved in the crash is the son of State Police Superintendent, Colonel Kevin Reeves. The names of the two people killed have not been released.
At his Thursday press conference, Governor Edwards responded to Legislative efforts to limit his public health authority and criticisms that he doesn’t communicate with lawmakers. A Senate-approved bill would require him to consult with Legislative leaders before extending a public health emergency, but Edwards says he already does, they just don’t like what he says.
Edwards says if legislation makes it to his desk that he believes would hamper pandemic public safety, he will veto it.
The Louisiana Housing Corporation says the emergency rental assistance program has been streamlined to process applications faster and get more money out to struggling low-income renters. LHC director Keith Cunningham says they’re hosting public events across the state, and set up a call center to connect with applicants and help them clean up their paperwork so they can begin getting their rent help.