Most of the Louisiana coast is now under a Hurricane Watch as Delta is on track to make landfall in the state sometime Friday, and potentially as a category three hurricane. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the most likely point of impact right now appears to be somewhere in St. Mary, Iberia, or Vermillion Parishes.
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Delta is currently crossing the Yucatan Peninsula.
Former Governor Mike Foster is being laid to rest today in his hometown of Franklin. Foster passed away Sunday at 90 after leading the state for two terms from 96 to 2004. Former Governor Bobby Jindal served in that administration, noting Foster was early to bed, early to rise. If you tried to call him at the office of the Governor’s mansion too late in the afternoon, you could expect a wake-up call the next day.
A bill addressing the suspension of a 4th grader in Jefferson Parish for having a BB Gun in his bedroom during virtual class will be heard today in the House Education Committee. The author of the proposal, Jennings State Representative Troy Romero, wants to establish a separation between the classroom and home.
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Originally in the case of the BB Gun in the home, Jefferson Parish School Board expelled the 4th grader and later reduced it to a suspension.
The experimental antibody cocktail President Trump received after he tested positive for COVID-19 is being studied at Willis-Knighton in Shreveport. Principal investigator Doctor Joseph Bocchini (Bo-keenee) says there’s evidence that it can reduce the virus
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