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Arkansas DOT crews assisting in clearing Louisiana roadways
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – If you want an example of why you’ve heard over and over again to stay off the roads, Louisiana has seen many – with cars slipping on roadways, getting stuck, and overturning. Superintendent of Louisiana State Police Colonel Robert Hodges, said in a press conference that as of Wednesday afternoon, troopers have responded to over 100 weather-related calls for service and numerous crashes across the state. Officials said staying off the roads for one more day will help us all get back to normal.
Deric Wyatt, the state maintenance engineer for the Arkansas Department of Transportation, has been working non-stop with over 60 of his fellow ARDOT employees since the storm hit. They have been using their extensive experience plowing snow to help clear our highways and interstates while local crews lay down salt and sand, some of which ARDOT provided for Louisiana. He said their goal is to have major roadways cleaned up by Thursday evening into Friday morning.
“As far as I know, we’ve never come out of the state of Arkansas to assist another state in this fashion,” Wyatt said. “There’s – I don’t know about 40, 20 miles of bridge and about another 40-some-odd miles to before we get to the river bridge there in Baton Rouge.”
During the afternoon press conference with state officials, Governor Landry said he believes we will be fine if we can just get through the next 24 hours. He said so far, we have seen two lives claimed from a fire and wants to remind everyone to turn heaters off, limit open flames, and don’t use gas stoves or ovens to heat your homes.
Warming shelters will be open through Friday morning depending on the conditions.
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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A driver died from a gunshot wound after a Louisiana State Police car chase in New Orleans Saturday evening (June 20), but troopers say they did not fire the gun.
Troop NOLA confirmed the car chase ended near Franklin Avenue and North Miro Street Saturday. Troopers said they found the driver shot and brought them to the hospital, where that person died.
The driver’s identity has not been released.
A Troop NOLA spokesperson said he could not confirm if anyone else was in the car, if anyone has been arrested, or if troopers found a gun.
A spokesperson said more details will be released as a state police force investigation continues.
Troop NOLA is a special investigation unit tasked with proactive policing, traffic enforcement and crime reduction.
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MONROE, La. (KNOE) – Shelby Bordelon of Iberville Parish was crowned Miss Louisiana 2026 Saturday night in Monroe, earning the title and a $15,000 scholarship. Bordelon, a graduate student at Southeastern Louisiana University, said the role is about more than pageantry, emphasizing the yearlong service mission tied to the crown.
“Part of the mission of this organization is the service behind it,” Bordelon said. “And the service is so important, you are serving your state for a year… having the opportunities to connect with others… to continue making an impact and leaving my mark on others as well.”
Bordelon, who finished first runner-up in last year’s competition, said the moment her name was called as the winner still hasn’t fully sunk in.
“It was every emotion you could think of that was running through my mind at that moment,” she said, adding she focused on preparation and perspective this year. “I really wanted to go into this year with no regrets… just really trusting in that mindset and that plan.”
Bordelon said she hopes to use her platform to raise awareness for her nonprofit, Claire’s Promise, which focuses on combating drunk driving.
You can learn more about the nonprofit here. She will now represent Louisiana at the Miss America Pageant, which begins in late August in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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