Heavy rainfall and severe weather conditions pounded Louisiana on Tuesday night, leaving thousands without power, tearing off roofs and forcing the emergency rescue of six people.
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Severe weather and a tornado tore through Louisiana and parts of the Deep South overnight on Wednesday, damaging homes and flooding roadways.
Images out of the northern city of Bastrop, Louisiana, in Morehouse Parish showed trees on top of vehicles and through roofs.
Other video footage out of Woodville, Mississippi showed strong winds, lightning, torrential downpours, and tornado watches and weather advisories were issued by the National Weather Service across Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi and Oklahoma.
Thousands remained without power at the time of reporting, according to power outage tracker PowerOutage.US.
WBRZ also noted that a flash flood warning was put in place farther south in areas of Orleans, Jefferson and St. Charles parishes.
Union workers at Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel and Casino have won several job security measures shielding them from COVID-19 fallout, according to a news report.
The Harrah’s logo helps illuminate an entrance at the New Orleans hotel-casino. This is the only land-based casino in Louisiana. (Image:
Eater New Orleans)
In contract negotiations completed this week, the Unite Here union won an extension of recall rights for hospitality workers furloughed or laid off during the pandemic, according to
nola.com. The recall right has been extended from 12 months to 24 months.
Hospitality unions have sought the extension to keep businesses from replacing laid off, longtime workers with lower-paid employees who receive fewer benefits, according to the newspaper website.
Boutique Air launching flights to New Orleans
Commuter airline Boutique Air plans to start flying from Greenville, Mississippi to Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans.
A news release said the new route is scheduled to begin April 22 and will offer one daily round trip on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
The San Francisco, California-based company offers charter services as well as scheduled passenger services. It operates a fleet of Pilatus PC-12 aircraft and recently added a fleet of Beechcraft King Air 350, according to its website.
The airline is a full codeshare partners with United Airlines and has an interline agreement with American Airlines, the news release said.