The PSC reports 469-thousand are without power in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Zeta which made landfall just after 4 PM yesterday near Cocodrie. Entergy spokesperson Brandon Scardgili says the immediate post-storm period can be dangerous and if you see any compromised electrical equipment keep your distance.
In St Bernard Parish, Parish President Guy McInnis says winds of 100-miles per hour winds were clocked at their emergency operations as the Category Two hurricane swept over the area. McInnis says there were no serious injuries during the storm and he would like to keep it that way…
Nearly one million early votes have been cast in Louisiana for the November 3rd Presidential Election. JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillon says the early vote was marginally more Democratic than in past years, showing an increase in Democratic enthusiasm relative to Republicans, but not substantially so.
An LSU-Health Sciences Center Study shows more women in Louisiana are receiving breast cancer diagnoses and treatment because of Medicaid expansion. Lead Author Dr. Quyen (Quinn) Chu says they compared breast cancer rates before and after ACA expansion in 2016 and it’s led to a 27-percent increase in early-stage diagnosis.