There were tears, laughter and plenty of prayer, but mostly, in a room packed with mourners, there was a celebration of life for a man who touched many with his passion for God.
Masses of midge bugs have been swarming the Causeway Bridge for the past few days, impairing drivers’ visibility as they travel across Lake Pontchartrain and leaving their vehicles splattered with foul-smelling debris.
Investigators believe the driver was impaired when she flipped her vehicle in Hammond Sunday night (June 17), leaving her young daughter and niece critically injured and her 15-year-old son dead. None of the children were properly restrained.
A former Smith County deputy sheriff has been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple accounts of having sexual contact with an inmate at the Smith County Jail
For years the Denka-Dupont rubber plant has been criticized because of its levels of chloroprene emissions. The EPA has labeled chloroprene as a likely carcinogen.
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Monday that he has requested a federal fisheries disaster declaration for Louisiana from the U.S. Department of Commerce following impacts of the spring flood flight on the fishing industry in Louisiana.
Expect most locations to get a shower or two before the end of the day with plenty of moisture available. An upper level disturbance will keep rain chances high.
Gunfire broke out and a stampede ensued as fans celebrated at a rally Monday for the NBA champion Raptors, leaving four people shot and thousands fleeing less than a block from where the players and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat on stage.
