New Orleans EMS reports the first fatality of Hurricane Zeta after a person was electrocuted. There are also reports of levees being breeched on Grand Isle and in St Bernard Parish the Chalmette Ferry broke loose from its mooring and is lodged under a dock. In Lafourche parish reportedly five buildings collapsed in the southern part of the parish. Terrebonne Parish officials say they have received several calls of downed power lines and utility poles. Approximately 500 thousand are without power in southeast Louisiana. Zeta has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds at 85 mph.
Governor John Bel Edwards says unfortunately it will be a rough evening for southeastern Louisiana…
Louisiana is the first state to have five named storms make landfall in one season.
The family of a mentally ill Shreveport man who died after an incident with police is seeking a 25-million-dollar settlement from the city.
The head of State Police is retiring while the L-S-P is the subject of a federal civil rights investigation looking into the death of a Black man while in State Police custody last year. Colonel Kevin Reeves’ retirement is effective Friday. Governor John Bel Edwards praised Reeves’ tenure…