From coast to coast, and from Paris and London to Sydney and Rio de Janeiro, his death has set off turbulent and sometimes violent demonstrations against police brutality, racism and inequality.
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AARON MORRISON, NOMAAN MERCHANT and MATT SEDENSKY Associated Press
Louisiana State Fire Marshal Butch Browning said in a webinar Thursday his staff is working with the governor’s office to make all of the Phase 2 guidelines for available for businesses on the state’s Open Safely website.
SWLA is entering Phase 2 of reopening after Coronavirus Stay at Home orders. But social distancing, vigilant hand washing and wearing masks is still recommended to keep the spread of the virus down.
New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Shaun Ferguson said his officers had a dialogue with the protesters and he said they allowed one of them to use a police microphone to address the crowd and calm the situation.
DCFS is encouraging all Louisiana households who are not currently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to make registering for Disaster SNAP (DSNAP) a part of their hurricane preparedness game plan.
Today (June 3), Gov. John Bel Edwards and Secretary Don Pierson of Louisiana Economic Development announced an e-commerce initiative to empower the online performance of Louisiana’s small businesses.
Off to another warm start this morning with temperatures in the lower and middle 70′s. You will also notice the humidity is back as we are feeling very tropical and this will be the case as we head through the rest of this week and into the weekend.
Eric Doshier felt compelled to call his 3 adult sons the day after George Floyd was killed. "Basically I just called them, and I was in tears when I was talking to them, and I was just asking them to please be careful, be mindful of what they're doing and where they're going."
Louisiana has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help feed as many as 611,430 students during the coronavirus pandemic, Governor John Bel Edwards announced today (Friday, May 15).
The head of Louisiana’s gambling regulatory board has been ousted by state senators who refused to confirm his reappointment on the final day of the regular legislative session.
The Louisiana Department of Health is tracking the numbers of coronavirus cases in nursing homes and other adult residential care facilities statewide.
A partly cloudy start to our Tuesday as we are watching clouds move in from the south with temperatures warm once again. We are starting out in the upper 60′s to lower 70′s again and morning temperatures will slowly be warming through the rest of the week.
LSU announced Monday, June 1, it has added Southern and Grambling to its future football schedules. The move marks the first time the Tigers will face the two historic in-state opponents, according to athletic director Scott Woodward.
It's hurricane season, already. And this year emergency officials say people need to consider the coronavirus as they plan. The Calcasieu emergency planning director urges as much self-sufficiency as possible.
As expected we saw a mixture of sun and clouds with just a few showers Monday. It will remain warm overnight with lows ranging from the upper 60s north of I-10 to the upper 70s at the coast. Rain chances will gradually increase with mostly afternoon showers and storms possible each day
The ship was scheduled to begin its move to Jacksonville on March 23rd. Miller says they’ve been using the extra time to make some added improvements to the ship.
Beginning Monday, June 1, there are now more COVID-19 testing sites for residents of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis parishes.
A mild start to our morning with a good deal of cloud cover as well. Temperatures are currently in the upper 60′s to near 70 and will drop a degree or so before we reach sunrise.
It’s been a nice weekend full of sunshine and clouds from time to time, but the majority of us have remained dry from any showers or storms. Temperatures have been warm as well as we have climbed into the middle and upper 80′s both days.
It’s been a warm afternoon with temperatures climbing into the middle and upper 80′s. We have seen a few clouds around, but the good news is the showers and storms have stayed away.
WAVE 3 News reporter Kaitlin Rust and photojournalist James Dobson were struck by pepper balls reportedly fired by an LMPD officer during a protest in downtown Louisville on Friday night.
The police officer who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in custody after pleading that he could not breathe, was arrested Friday and charged with murder in a case that sparked protests across the United States and violence in Minneapolis.
Following the arrest of a CNN crew on live television by police on Friday, an apologetic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz promised that journalists would not be interfered with in reporting on violent protests following the death of George Floyd.
Retiring LC Port Director Bill Rase: "This community rolls on the Calcasieu River. So, if you don't have the Calcasieu River, so that industry can come here, we really slow down the economics of the area."
Former LSU and newly drafted Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow took to social media on Friday to weigh in on the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Voters will get to decide whether sports betting should be allowed in their parishes during the presidential election, though it would not happen where it is approved for at least another year.
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has contracted with 11 partners as part of its comprehensive testing plan that will be submitted on May 30 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
