Hurricane Delta reaches major hurricane status as a category 4. The most recent update indicates Delta is moving across the western Caribbean Sea at 16mph, and continued strengthening is expected before reaching the Yucatan Peninsula and then crossing into the southern Gulf of Mexico. Delta is expected to make landfall along the US coastline late Friday early Saturday. Governor Edwards is expected to give an update at 3 pm this afternoon.
A resolution that would suspend the State Fire Marshal’s ability to enforce COVID health guidelines on businesses clears a House committee Civil Division director Angelique Freel says the Legislature has not given the Fire Marshal the authority to shut down businesses for non-compliance.
Governor Edwards has tasked the Fire Marshal with COVID code enforcement, citing his broad authority during a declared public health emergency.
Lawmakers sparred in a House committee Monday over legislation that would potentially strip state funding from localities or universities that cut their police budgets by ten percent or more. Alexandria Representative Lance Harris authored the bill and says the “Defund the Police” movement risks the safety of more than just the people living in areas that cut police budgets…
Entities that cut more than ten percent of police budgets must prove it would not have a “significant and harmful effect on public safety” or risk being ineligible for future funding. New Orleans representative Gary Carter says if cities feel it is right to move money to services like mental health to help lower crime, they should be able to…