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Request a DemoHeadlines & Bylines (09.10.24)
—NOLA: Tropical Storm Francine forms in Gulf as hurricane watches issued for Louisiana’s coast
—CNN: Tropical Storm Francine forces evacuations along Gulf Coast, Louisiana under hurricane warning
—Shreveport Times: Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry declares hurricane emergency for Tropical Storm Francine
—KPEL: Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore hints at Lafayette visit ahead of Francine
—KPEL: Louisiana’s ‘prayer for hurricane season’
—Natural Gas Intelligence: Strengthening Tropical Storm Headed for Texas, Louisiana Export Terminals
—The Advocate: Will I-10 in Mississippi be ready if Louisiana residents flee potential Hurricane Francine?
—The Advocate: Baton Rouge Democratic Party endorses Ted James for mayor over incumbent Sharon Weston Broome
—Illuminator: Doctors criticize misoprostol guidance from Louisiana Department of Health: ‘It’s not helpful’
—The Advocate: Should the East Baton Rouge Sheriff take over BRPD? The controversial idea has resurfaced.
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The first wave of the expulsion that eventually brought the Acadians to Louisiana began in August of 1755. The Acadians at that point had lived in Nova Scotia (in present-day Canada) since the founding of Port-Royal, one of the first French settlements in North America, in 1605. Among the “first families” of Acadia were Doucet, …
What you may have missed in LaPolitics Weekly
Here’s what you may have missed in the latest issue of LaPolitics Weekly, published last week… — FAREWELL FRANCINE: The Legislature’s new Homeland Security chairs are the eyes and ears of their colleagues when storms approach… — SPOTLIGHT ON CIVIL SERVICE: While civil service protection is meant to reward merit and shield rank-and-file public employees …
Headlines & Bylines (09.17.24)
—The Advocate: How Jeff Landry has responded so far to his first Louisiana hurricane as governor —NOLA: Power restorations nearly complete in Louisiana after Hurricane Francine, Entergy says —Illuminator: More frequent floods force hard family decisions in Lafourche Parish enclave —Illuminator: Gov. Landry hopeful for full FEMA relief from Francine; Scalise slams federal flood policy …
Political Chatter (09.17.24)
—SENATOR, MAYOR ACT TO SAVE NEIGHBORHOOD: As Hurricane Francine bore down on Morgan City Wednesday night, Sen. Robert Allain got a call from Mayor Lee Dragna. As Allain explains, a water pump serving Dragna’s neighborhood failed, putting hundreds of homes at risk. Dragna loaded pumps from his own boat yard and asked Allain to meet …