ELTON - All of Jeff Davis Parish was recently included in a multi-parish burn ban issued by State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning and Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain. The Town of Elton’s Fire Chief John Richard has made the call to rescind that ban, citing a concern for fire hazards due to the vegetative debris lining the roadways.
Nearly two weeks afterwards, the effects of Hurricane Laura are still evident across the region. The storm showed no mercy, uprooting trees, downing power lines and ripping roofs off of homes and businesses.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said he will ease public gathering restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 when current restrictions expire Friday, but he did not immediately detail exactly which restrictions would be lifted.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at 884,000, a sign that layoffs are stuck at a historically high level six months after the viral pandemic flattened the economy.
FALL BRANCH, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee law enforcement officials located two commercial trailers loaded with nearly $450,000 worth of freezedried emergency meals designated to help with hurricane relief efforts in Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore suspects he and his defensive teammates are in for some surprises against Tom Brady and the newlook Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Laura caused significant damage at a site holding about 30 percent of the nation’s store of emergency crude oil, but three other sites still have plenty of petroleum, U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said Wednesday.
NEW YORK (AP) — In a year when the coronavirus pandemic has reshaped countless American rituals, even the commemoration of 9/11 could not escape unchanged.
