Here's a parish-by-parish look of the worst from Monday's severe thunderstorms:ASSUMPTION: No reports of storm damage.ASCENSION: Trees fell into homes and across roads in the Prairieville area. EAST BATON ROUGE: About 15,000 homes and businesses were without power a day after the storms swept through. Winds reached 60 mph or higher at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport and at Tiger Stadium. Damage was reported to a church on Scenic Highway and homes in Baker and in the Woodlawn area. Hail...
GRAY — A months-long State Police investigation into a drug trafficking ring across multiple parishes concluded Friday with the arrest of seven on drug racketeering charges and the seizure of a large quantity of drugs and cash.The multi-agency investigation into narcotic distribution across Terrebonne, Lafourche, St. Mary and Avoyelles parishes that started in January resulted in the seizure of 56 grams of heroin/fentanyl mixtures, 366 fentanyl pills, 200 grams of meth, 396 grams of...
The St. Tammany and Jefferson parish coroners’ offices have entered an agreement to combine resources to offer Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners services for St. Tammany Parish residents.
Florida 0 1 2 — 3 Boston 2 0 0 — 2 First Period_1, Boston, Pastrnak 4 (DeBrusk, van Riemsdyk), 8:53 (pp). 2, Boston, Carlo 3, 15:12. Second Period_3, Florida, Lundell 1 (Ekblad, Rodrigues), 14:48. Third Period_4, Florida, Bennett 2 (Rodrigues, Lundell), 3:41 (pp). 5, Florida, Barkov 5 (Okposo, Tarasenko), 7:31. Shots on Goal_Florida 15-13-13_41. Boston 5-11-2_18. Power-play opportunities_Florida 1 of 6; Boston 1 of 4. Goalies_Florida, Bobrovsky 7-2-0 (18 shots-16 saves). Boston, Swayman 5-5-0...
A large portion of Lafayette Parish north of Carencro has been placed under a water boil advisory.
"Sand Volcano" Emerges In Central Florida Devo Seereeram, a Consulting Geotechnical Engineer and the owner of Devo Engineering has deemed the anomaly that has emerged in Central Florida to be a "sand volcano". The issue surfaced at a 300-million-gallon wastewater reservoir located west of State Road 429 in Apopka, near Golden Gem Road. This facility holds water intended for irrigating Apopka, Altamonte Springs, and nearby regions. It stores excess rainwater for use during dry...
It may not be a fool’s errand – but it’s close. Biden and the Democrats have announced their intention to vie for Florida’s 30 electoral votes in November. This, notwithstanding the political headwinds they face in a one-time battleground state that has turned decidedly Red of late. Trump won Florida by a narrow margin over Hillary Clinton More
NAPLES, Fla. — One firefighter was injured in a fire at a Progress Rail facility in Naples early this morning (Friday, May 17). WFTX-TV reports 16 people were in the building at the time the fire broke out, but all evacuated safely. Twenty fire units and 41 firefighters responded to the incident at a single-story []Read More
Alabama recently made headlines as the second U.S. state to bar the sale and distribution of cultivated meat, following Florida.
St. Landry Parish residents who wish to shore up flood areas to prepare for heavy rains possible today can pick up free sandbags in Opelousas this afternoon.
St. Landry Parish residents who wish to shore up flood areas to prepare for heavy rains possible today can pick up free sandbags in Opelousas this afternoon.
As the league begins its spring meetings, questions loom about its future and its relationship with two of its biggest programs.