Louisiana, It’s gonna be a hot one. Becca Dill let’s you know how bad it’ll get this weekend.
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A Shreveport fish market has been shut down by Louisiana Department of Health after months of critical violations. Kevin Barnhart has the details.
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A Shreveport woman is sustained life threatening injuries after authorities discover she hadn’t left he coach in months. Matt Doyle has the story.
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It’s going to be really hot over the next few days. Temperatures are expected to sit in the mid-90s to low triple digits across the state through Tuesday as a high pressure system blows away any semblance of cloud cover. State Climatologist Barry Keim says those clear skies are going to combine with remarkably high humidity to create almost unbearable conditions.
With heat indexes easily over 100 and approaching 110 for the weekend, Louisiana could be facing record temperatures for the year. Keim says he expects it to even outpace the record heat we saw a few weeks back.
That kind of heat is deadly serious. Keim says for the next few days, plan on staying indoors.
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Dog Feces, Rodents, Flies… just some of the reasons the Louisiana Department of Health has given for the closure of a Shreveport fish market. Regional Medical Director Administrator at LDH, Dr. Martha Whyte says the decision to shut down the Dupont Fish Market comes after months of working with the business.
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No one has reported any illnesses stemming from the fish market’s short comings. But Whyte said the agency was working in an effort to prevent that from happening.
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LDH regularly works with businesses, performing more than 79,000 retail food inspections annually. Whyte adds the agency swiftly responds to the public’s suggestions for inspections as well.
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In order to reopen, the Dupont Fish Market must correct all cited violations.
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A 66-year-old Shreveport man is under arrest after authorities arrived at his house and discovered his wife on the couch, unresponsive, severely malnourished, and suffering from crippling injuries sustained from allegedly not moving from the couch in months. Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Spokesperson Cindy Chadwick says when Johnny Essary let first responders into the house, they were shocked.
Authorities arrived after a relative of 68-year-old Alice Essary called for a wellness check. Chadwick says Mr. Essary had been feeding and watching his wife on the couch for the duration, and never informed anyone else of his wife’s condition.
Mr. Essary was charged with Cruelty to a Persons with Infirmities after deputies determined that it was a case of severe neglect. Chadwick says he should have alerted authorities.
Chadwick says if you or anyone you know noticed someone, particularly someone elderly, has dropped out of social life, report it to police.
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Governor John Bel Edwards has responded with a letter of his own after Attorney General Jeff Landry criticized the governor for allegedly refusing to go through with executions in the state. Edwards responded by saying that executions are not being carried out, because the only drugs that the legislature has authorized for lethal injection haven’t been accessible since 2010.
Sessions accused the Edwards Administration of refusing to communicate with the AG’s office about potential solutions to the execution backlog. Edwards says his office hasn’t received any communications from the AG’s office in over a year.
Landry made his views known on the death penalty last night on twitter, saying “This is simple: I support the death penalty – by lethal injection, gas, hanging, and firing squad. Does the Governor?” Edwards had some comments on yesterday’s twitter blast.