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Terrorism statute or will they be able to preemptively look at social media out in the open? those are two big questions. >> my thanks to the three of you. clint mentioned general honore and phil rucker and carol len nick. were going to have all three of those folks coming up. we start with general honore. he previously served as the commander of the joint task force katrina. general honore, its good to have you with us. i want to start with your impressions of the hearing today, the valiant and...

Louisiana native famous for Hurricane Katrina response is back in the national spotlight Louisiana native famous for Hurricane Katrina response back in national spotlight By Jillian Angeline | May 10, 2021 at 3:27 PM CDT - Updated May 10 at 3:27 PM WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Nicknamed the “Ragin’ Cajun” by some, Louisiana retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré became famous for his no-nonsense leadership after 2005′s Hurricane Katrina. Now, he has a new mission. A week after the ...

BOILING POINT and  DISRUPT  AND DISMANTLE will air Tuesday, March 16 and Wednesday, March 17 respectively. See below for a breakdown of this week’s episodes and be sure to tune in. Tuesday, March 16 at 11pm/10C  BOILING POINT – “HURRICANE KATRINA”: After the devastating 2005 natural disaster, New Orleans faces further misery from an inadequate and biased response to a crisis that disproportionately impacted communities of color. The episode features intervi...

The retired Army general tapped to lead a review of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol said Sunday that rules need to change so protesters can't carry long guns to state Capitols.

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Pointing to how the Louisiana native led the Katrina Task Force, Pelosi emphasized the Louisiana native's "focus was military support to civilian authorities."

ADVERTISEMENT Five people died in the violent clash, including a Capitol Police officer and a woman who was fatally shot as she tried to gain access to the House floor. Thousands of National Guard troops have now been deployed to guard the Capitol amid credible security threats aimed at disrupting Wednesday’s inauguration ceremony.   Honoré is perhaps best known for serving as commander of the Joint Task Force Katrina, which coordinated the military’s relief efforts for those impacted by...

Experts Warn of Inauguration Threat to Soft Targets, Fully Expect Violence On 1/11/21 at 10:46 PM EST With President-elect Joe Bidens Inauguration looming on Jan. 20 amid one of the most serious political crises in the countrys modern history, experts expressed concern to Newsweek that the event itself may not necessarily be the primary focus for President Donald Trump loyalists seeking to disrupt the transition of power by attacking more vulnerable targets around the nation. "Soft targets, cr...

Robert Ricks poses outside of the National Weather Service with a plaque he received  from the U.S. Department of Commerce for his 30 years of service, in Slidell, La., Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. Ricks is retiring after 30 years of with the National Weather Service. He participated in forecasts on 25 hurricanes that affected southeastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi, from Andrew through Zeta. (Photo by Sophia Germer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate) STAFF PHOTO BY SOP...

December 23, 2020 St. James Parish, Louisiana is a small black community at the end of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline, they demand a safe and open evacuation route. Given the level of toxicity in this parish, it has earn the name of Cancer Ally. Photo by Fernando Lopez for Survival Media Agency. On All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1, religious leaders from multiple denominations gathered in a sugar cane field in St. James Parish where evidence suggests enslaved African Americans were buried. In 2018, archae...