Michael Tortorich
Donaldsonville Mayor Leroy Sullivan and the City Council celebrated the National Day of Prayer on the morning of May 6 at the Frank Sotile Jr. Pavilion.
The mayor honored members of the Ascension Parish Sheriff s Office, the parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, and the Donaldsonville Fire Department during the presentation.
City officials have said they wanted to recognize all first responders and essential workers who were instrumental in keeping the community safe during the pandemic and hurricane threats over the past year.
The National Day of Prayer has been observed for the past 70 years. The theme for this year’s event was Love, Life, and Liberty.
NHL roundup: Rangers abruptly fire team president John Davidson and GM Jeff Gorton
Team ownership believed the Rangers underachieved this season.
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NEW YORK The New York Rangers abruptly fired President John Davidson and General Manager Jeff Gorton on Wednesday with three games left in the season.
Chris Drury was named president and GM. He previously served as associate GM under Davidson and Gorton.
The stunning move came less than 24 hours after the team ripped the league for fining but not suspending Washington’s Tom Wilson for his role in a scrum Monday night that injured Rangers star Artemi Panarin. In the statement, the team – not attributed to Davidson, Gorton or any individual – said the decision was a dereliction of duty and that George Parros was “unfit” to remain in his job as head of player safety.
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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The head of New Jersey’s homeland security department is leaving to take a top position at the National Hockey League.
Jared Maples has been the director of the state’s Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness since 2017, serving under former Republican Gov. Chris Christie and current Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.
Livingston homeowners frustrated, still looking for answers following warning letters
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LIVINGSTON PARISH - The room was overflowing with frustrated Livingston Parish residents who gathered for a town hall Monday night. They were looking for answers about letters they received two weeks ago letting them know their homes were not properly assessed for damages after the flood of 2016. Now, they must raise them or demolish them.
Two weeks ago this letter came in the mail, five years after the flood of 2016 left so many devastated. I inherited my home, and to see us have to spend more money after we already had to redo to the whole thing, it hurts my heart that my kids have to keep living through that,” said Livingston resident Elizabeth Gillen.
Voice of San Diego has found that the information the city provided to congress left out many important documents.
Tiffany Vinson, an employee of the city s Office of Homeland Security, was the first to accuse the city of withholding information from Congress in a lawsuit, saying she later lost her job for trying to blow the whistle on the situation.
In her lawsuit, Vinson claimed that the city routinely violated the California Public Records Act.
“The city hasn’t been forthcoming with many of these requests,”
Dante Pride, Vinson s attorney, said. “If they can withhold pertinent documents … from the federal government, imagine what they’re doing to victims of police misconduct, people who are trying to get a little bit of oversight, Brown Act violations, etc.”