Entergy continues making progress in restoring power in Northeast Louisiana. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Louisiana’s bond with France dates to the 17th century, so it’s fitting the Saints will host a “home game” in Paris next season. Jeff Palermo has the story….
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Entergy crews made significant progress in northeast Louisiana over the weekend. Entergy says it has now restored power to 90-percent of customers affected by last week’s ice storm, accounting for more than 118-thousand customers. Nyka (NIGH-kah) Scott, the vice president of customer service at Entergy, says this is just one component to the recovery process.
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Scott there’s widespread damage to the electricity grid, including almost one-thousand utility poles. She says more than 500 miles of wire and 210 transformers need to be repaired or replaced.
Scott says as crews restore power to the last remaining customers still in the dark, they’re still running into vegetation issues, which is making the process much, much longer.
Scott says many of the customers still without power are in areas which are not easily accessible.
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Scott says she expects the last customer to be restored by Wednesday.
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A 15-year-old involved in Saturday’s shooting at a Mardi Gras parade in East Feliciana Parish will be charged as an adult. That’s according to district attorney Sam D’Aquilla. Sheriff Jeff Travis says Malik Liggins is one of four people to be arrested and more arrests are likely…
Six people were injured in the shooting including Liggins. Travis says no one was killed, but lives have been changed…
Liggins is facing an attempted murder charge to go along with the reckless discharge of a firearm and obstruction charges. Travis says authorities have also arrested 25-year-old Phillip Williams. He’s one of four people facing charges in connection with the shooting in Clinton that Travis says was gang-related…
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Five people are arrested following a joint investigation into child exploitation by State Police, the Coving Police Department and the FBI. Trooper Marc Gremillion says State Police arrested two men – 26-year-old Kevin Pierre of Folsom and 44-year-old Mayfield Lee of Metairie.
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The other three were arrested by the Covington Police Department. Trooper Gremillion says Pierre and Folsom are facing identical charges.
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Gremillion says these arrests underscore the fact that keeping kids safe on the internet is a never-ending process.
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The Saints announce they will play in the first ever NFL regular season game in France. Saints Owner Gayle Benson says the game in Paris will be significant as there is a strong cultural connection between Louisiana and France that dates back to the 17th century. WWL Radio Saints analyst Mike Detilllier…
In 2023, the NFL awarded the Saints international marketing rights in France, making the Saints the first and only team to hold those rights in France. Last summer, a contingent of SAints team officials, led by Mrs Benson, visited France in an effort to strength the connection between the team and its French fans. Detillier expects a lot of the Saints fans will make the trip overseas…
Nothing official from the Saints, but a French outlet reports the game will be played on October 26th against the Browns. With the game France that means the Saints will play eight regular season games in the Dome next season, instead of nine. The Saints announce this will mean a 10-percent reduction in ticket prices for season ticket holders.