It’s been almost a week since Barry made landfall, and some residents in Oberlin are left to restore their homes. One homeowner there, Stacey Dodd, said he saw as much as 20 inches of water in his house.
Dick Gremillion, Director of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said the river’s level has receded and all restrictions have been lifted
Out the door this morning make sure to stay hydrated, but you can leave your umbrellas at home as nothing more than one or two isolated showers return this afternoon to SW Louisiana. High temperatures top out in the lower 90s with feels like temperatures between 100 and 105.
Lots of debate at the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury meeting Wednesday night regarding the rezoning of property at 1130 North Perkins Ferry Road from single family residential to light commercial development. The applicant plans to put a convenience store on the property.
Medical marijuana could finally be available for Louisiana’s sickest patients in “the next few weeks," according to grower, GB Sciences’, Vice President John Davis.
Urged on by the first lady and celebrities including Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West, the president had said in a Friday tweet that he would intervene to try to free Rocky, whose real name is Rakim May.
Lake Charles native Josh Gray is headed back to the NBA after signing a two-way deal with the New Orleans Pelicans, that according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Friday will be more of the same, but with rain chances up to about 30%. So, there will be a little bit of rain, but not much. The little rain we see will help the temperature cool down, but only in those places with rain. Many areas will not see any rain at all.
The free flow of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is of international importance because one-fifth of all global crude exports passes through the waterway from Mideast exporters to countries around the world.
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to a home in Lake Charles where a picture of the rifle was labeled, “Don’t go to school tomorrow.”
