Louisiana | November 10, 2021
My employees were heroes last year, now COVID-19 mandate might force them out of a job
Louisiana | November 10, 2021
Americans shouldn’t have the government forcing them to choose between their jobs and making what they believe is the right decision for their health.
As the second-generation owner of a modestly sized grocery chain in Louisiana, I’m grateful to be living the American dream. That dream took on new meaning last year when supermarket workers across our country were hailed as heroes and essential workers for showing up to their jobs to serve customers every day in the face of a scary, unknown virus. I am humbled to employ hundreds of these heroes. It is no small thing for me to be able to help their families live out their own versions of the American dream. But now I am faced with an incomprehensible choice imposed upon me by the federal government: Force these workers, whose dedication and skills have fueled my business’ success, to take a COVID-19 vaccine, submit to weekly testing at either my or their expense – or show them the door. I simply will not do it. It’s immoral. It’s infeasible. And it’s illegal. Which is why I have asked a national law firm, the Liberty Justice Center, and the Louisiana-based Pelican Institute for Public Policy to sue the federal government on my behalf…. (Excerpts from the USA Today)
Louisiana | September 8, 2021
Biden Administration Asks Congress for Funds for Ida, Afghans
Louisiana | September 8, 2021
The White House on Tuesday asked Congress to approve billions in spending to address the ongoing crises created by the disastrous Category 4 Hurricane Ida and the Afghan refugee crisis in the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The request came after a bipartisan delegation of Louisiana congressmen asked the president in a Sept. 2 letter for emergency federal aid.
The delegation—consisting of Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Reps. Clay Higgins (R-La.), Steve Scalise (R-La.), Mike Johnson (R-La.), Garret Graves (R-La.), Julia Letlow (R-La.) and Troy Carter (D-La.)—said in the letter, “We are writing you now to alert you to the need for Congress to provide emergency supplemental appropriations to address Hurricane Ida and [other] storms from last year, as was done following Hurricane Katrina. Without substantial and robust appropriations from Congress … Louisiana families will continue to languish as a result of these devastating storms.”
In response, the White House has set a target of $24 billion in funding… (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia | September 3, 2021
Ida death toll nears 50 as flooding pounds Northeast states; 25 dead in New Jersey, 6 missing
Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia | September 3, 2021
Nearly 50 people across multiple states have died due to flooding and extreme weather conditions in the Northeast United States caused by heavy rainfall from the remains of Hurricane Ida.
In New Jersey, at least 25 people have died, most of whom were caught in their vehicles by the flooding, Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday morning. The Garden State has the most loss of life from the storm that made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday and moved northward over the week.
The extreme weather from the storm system has resulted in fatalities in Connecticut, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Mississippi and Louisiana. .. (Excerpts from the Christian Post)
Louisiana | September 1, 2021
Hurricane Ida Leaves Indelible Mark in Louisiana
Louisiana | September 1, 2021
The one thing Debbie Russel of LaPlace, Louisiana, remembers about Hurricane Ida is the wind—“It was unreal.”
“The wind was so strong,” she said. “We just got in the hall and prayed. I had my hands over my ears—the wind.”
With gusts blasting in at 150 miles per hour, the Category 4 storm made landfall on Aug. 29, knocking down trees and utility poles, ripping roofs off buildings, flooding basements, and leaving more than 1 million residents throughout Louisiana without power.
The storm has been downgraded to a tropical depression on Aug. 31, and is expected to weaken as it moves further inland, according to the National Weather Service….(Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
District of Columbia, Louisiana | August 29, 2021
Biden Declares Emergency as ‘Potentially Catastrophic’ Hurricane Ida Barrels Toward Louisiana
District of Columbia, Louisiana | August 29, 2021
Mandatory evacuations are now being carried out in Louisiana on Friday as Hurricane Ida is projected to make landfall on Sunday evening along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
President Joe Biden on Friday declared a state of emergency in Louisiana and directed the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate disaster relief efforts there.
According to a 2 p.m. forecast from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), Ida is currently a Category 1 hurricane and is slated to make landfall in southeastern Louisiana on Sunday at around 8 p.m. local time. Hurricane watches are in effect for most of the Louisiana coastline and all of Mississippi’s coastline, the NHC said.
The agency further predicted there will be “steady to rapid strengthening” when Ida moves over the warm southeastern and central Gulf waters over the weekend. The storm is predicted to become a major hurricane, meaning a Category 3 storm or greater, when it approaches the Gulf Coast…. (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)
District of Columbia, Louisiana | August 29, 2021
Biden: ‘Whole of Government’ Will Respond to ‘Devastating’ Hurricane Ida
District of Columbia, Louisiana | August 29, 2021
President Joe Biden issued a Sunday afternoon update on the federal government’s response to Hurricane Ida, which made landfall in southeastern Lousiana as a Category 4 storm.
“This is going to be a devastating hurricane,” he said at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters, adding to locals that they should “please take precautions… take it really very seriously.”
The “whole of government” is going to work on storm recovery after Ida’s devastating impacts, the president said, adding that it will “take a long time” for power to be restored in some areas. Biden also warned about heavy rainfall in the area, coming as the National Hurricane Center warning of between 12 and 20 inches of rain falling in the area…. (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)