Louisiana first responders left today for Florida, where they’ll assist local authorities there with rescues in the wake of Hurricane Michael, which is expected to produce catastrophic damage. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Mississippi now has 660,000 more dollars to spend on infrastructure after the first month of legalized sports betting at its casinos. Matt Doyle has more.
About 90 first responders from Louisiana have been deployed to Florida to assist with search and rescue operations that will likely occur along the panhandle as a result of Hurricane Michael. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says a caravan of vehicles towing boats left their headquarters this morning…
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Michael has the potential of producing life-threatening storm surge and flash floods. Browning says once the hurricane passes, the Louisiana team will quickly work to save lives…
The state fire marshal’s office is sending over a dozen employees to Florida. The delegation also contains 75 firefighters and medics from New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Alexandria and Monroe, who make up the state’s Urban Search Rescue taskforces. Browning says these men and women will make Louisiana proud…
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Mississippi says they pulled in 660,000 dollars in revenue from legalized sports betting in just the first month of casino operators taking bets. Metairie Senator Danny Martiny is a supporter of sports betting in Louisiana. Martiny says Mississippi’s initial revenue haul is not huge, but it could indicate a larger problem for the Bayou State casinos.
That cash will go towards infrastructure projects in the Magnolia State.
Martiny is in Las Vegas attending a gaming conference speaking with officials from other states who have legalized sports betting. He says in the wake of the Supreme Court decision that allowed states to regulate sports betting, there’s been a rush of innovation in the industry, a rush Louisiana is missing out on.
So, Martiny says he plans on using the successes in other states as examples when he brings a new, more comprehensive sports gaming bill to the floor of the legislature next year.
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A lawsuit alleging unconstitutional medical care for people incarcerated at Angola is underway in a federal court in Baton Rouge. The suit alleges inmates have become paralyzed, required amputations, and died from undiagnosed or untreated health problems. Executive Director of The Promise of Justice Initiative, Mercedes Montagnes…
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Montagnes says several factors contribute to why the conditions are so alarming.
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Montagnes does hope that a positive ruling in this case will see change in the way Angola handles medical treatment.
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The Louisiana Department of Corrections says they do not comment on pending litigation.
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Colordo State hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach says today is the first time on record there are three Atlantic named storms with maximum sustained winds of at least 65 miles per hour in October. Klotzbach says there’s of course Hurricane Michael, but there’s also Hurricane Leslie and Tropical Storm Nadine in the middle of the Atlantic
There have been 12 named storms this year. Colorado State began the year with the prediction of 14 named storms and the hope an El Nino would form to reduce the potential of storm activity as the season went on. But Klotzbach says that hasn’t happened….
When Klotzbach’s team updated its forecast in August, they predicted a below-average season. He says with three named storms this week, there forecast ended up a little off…