October 2021

Hurricane Ida: Caskets, vaults still displaced

LAFITTE (AP) — Hurricane Ida swept through Louisiana with furious winds that ripped roofs off buildings and storm surge so powerful it moved homes. What it wrought on the living it also wrought on the dead, moving vaults and caskets and adding another layer of trauma for families and communities recovering from the powerful storm.

Man gets 10 years for beating wife

SHREVEPORT (AP) — A man who admitted beating his estranged wife while their three children hid in a closet has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. The oldest child, a 10-year-old boy, called 911 — and the beating was still going on when Shreveport police kicked in a bedroom door on Feb. 24, 2020, according to a news release from the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office.

Justice Department again presses to halt Texas abortion law

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration urged the courts again Monday night to step in and suspend a new Texas law that has banned most abortions since early September, as clinics hundreds of miles away remain busy with Texas patients making long journeys to get care.

Next on FDA’s agenda: Booster shots of Moderna, J&J vaccines

WASHINGTON (AP) — With many Americans who got Pfizer vaccinations already rolling up their sleeves for a booster shot, millions of others who received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine wait anxiously to learn when it’s their turn.

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Halloween safety on and off the road

Kids love the magic of Halloween with trick-or-treating, classroom parties and trips to a neighborhood haunted house. However, for parents there is often a fine line between Halloween fun and safety concerns — especially when it comes to road and pedestrian safety.

The pitfalls of daylight savings time

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That’s the date we must set our clocks back one hour in honor of daylight savings time.

La. school systems split on quarantine rules

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State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley’s decision to contradict the COVID-19 quarantine guidance of public health officials is creating sharp divides in Louisiana’s school districts, which already were a hotbed of disputes over how to handle coronavirus infections.

Candlelight memorial to be held at Langley Cemetery

IOTA – A candlelight memorial service is set to honor ancestors and loved ones buried at Langley Cemetery.

Parent choice option available to school systems

Louisiana students were recently given the option to remain in school if exposed to COVID-19 by the state, but officials here say parish schools will not be participating because the guidance was given without the proper vetting.