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Louisiana’s new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claims
Read full article: Louisiana’s new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claimsLouisiana’s new law categorizing two widely used abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances is being challenged in a state court lawsuit by a physician, a pharmacist, two women who had difficult pregnancies and others.
Researcher identifies enslaved people she believes are buried at planned Louisiana plastics complex
Read full article: Researcher identifies enslaved people she believes are buried at planned Louisiana plastics complexA genealogist spent years scouring historical records to trace the lives and establish the identities of enslaved people she believes are buried on the grounds of Taiwan-based Formosa Plastics Group's $9.4 billion facility in southeast Louisiana.
Louisiana governor supports bringing back tradition of having a live tiger at LSU football games
Read full article: Louisiana governor supports bringing back tradition of having a live tiger at LSU football gamesGov. Jeff Landry confirmed his support on Tuesday of restarting the tradition of bringing Louisiana State University’s live tiger mascot onto the football field ahead of home games.
Abortion pills will be controlled substances in Louisiana soon. Doctors have concerns
Read full article: Abortion pills will be controlled substances in Louisiana soon. Doctors have concernsLouisiana will become the first in the United States on Tuesday to categorize two widely used abortion-inducing pills as “controlled dangerous substances.”.
Louisiana prosecutors drop most serious charge in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
Read full article: Louisiana prosecutors drop most serious charge in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald GreeneLouisiana prosecutors have dismissed the most serious state charge in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene.
Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana's drinking supply
Read full article: Brackish water creeping up the Mississippi River may threaten Louisiana's drinking supplyFor the third year in a row, Louisiana is constructing an underwater levee in the Mississippi River to slow an influx of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico.
Power outages bring frustration to New Orleans residents post-Francine
Read full article: Power outages bring frustration to New Orleans residents post-FrancineResidents of the Carrollton neighborhood in New Orleans are among the thousands of utility customers in the city who remain without power after Hurricane Francine passed through.
CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Wildfires plague U.S. West and Brazil, Yagi rampages in Vietnam
Read full article: CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Wildfires plague U.S. West and Brazil, Yagi rampages in VietnamExtreme weather is again striking multiple places around the world, including wildfires in California, a hurricane that threatens Louisiana, drought and wildfires in the Amazon and flooding in Nigeria.
Hurricane Francine takes aim at Louisiana coast; tropical depression forms in Atlantic
Read full article: Hurricane Francine takes aim at Louisiana coast; tropical depression forms in AtlanticAs Hurricane Francine, which officially strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday, continues its track toward the coast of Louisiana, it is expected to make landfall by late Wednesday.
Thousands in the dark as Hurricane Francine strikes Louisiana, raising flood fears
Read full article: Thousands in the dark as Hurricane Francine strikes Louisiana, raising flood fearsHurricane Francine has slammed into Louisiana as a dangerous Category 2 storm, knocking out power to more than a quarter million customers and threatening a large stretch of the Gulf Coast with flooding and destructive winds.
Francine expected to strengthen into hurricane before reaching Louisiana
Read full article: Francine expected to strengthen into hurricane before reaching LouisianaTropical Storm Francine churned in the Gulf of Mexico with increasing strength and was expected to reach hurricane status on Tuesday before reaching landfall in Louisiana.
Louisiana residents brace as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricane
Read full article: Louisiana residents brace as Tropical Storm Francine is expected to hit their coast as a hurricaneTropical Storm Francine has strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to make landfall as a hurricane at mid-week in Louisiana.
Tropical Storm Francine forms in Gulf of Mexico, expected to become hurricane
Read full article: Tropical Storm Francine forms in Gulf of Mexico, expected to become hurricaneA disturbance moving into the Gulf of Mexico is expected to become a tropical storm Monday as it heads toward the coast near Texas and Louisiana, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical system expected to strengthen near Mexico and Texas and bring heavy rains, forecasters say
Read full article: Tropical system expected to strengthen near Mexico and Texas and bring heavy rains, forecasters sayThe National Weather Service says a tropical system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico was expected to strengthen this week into a tropical storm and dump heavy rains onto Mexico and Texas before reaching the U.S. as a potential hurricane.
In Louisiana's Cancer Alley, company cancels plans for grain export facility in historic Black town
Read full article: In Louisiana's Cancer Alley, company cancels plans for grain export facility in historic Black townResidents of a historic Black community in Louisiana who’ve spent years fighting against a massive grain export facility set to be built on the grounds where their enslaved ancestors once lived appear to have finally halted the project.
AmeriCorps CEO gets a look at a volunteer-heavy project to rebuild Louisiana's vulnerable coast.
Read full article: AmeriCorps CEO gets a look at a volunteer-heavy project to rebuild Louisiana's vulnerable coast.A volunteer-heavy effort to restore some of Louisiana’s eroding coast with recycled oyster shells was part of the scenic backdrop for a visit from the head of AmeriCorps, the federal agency that deploys volunteers to serve communities around the nation.
Ten Commandments won't go in some Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out
Read full article: Ten Commandments won't go in some Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays outLouisiana has agreed to delay implementing a requirement that the Ten Commandments be placed in all of the state’s public school classrooms, at least until November.
Trucker describes finding ‘miracle baby’ by the side of a highway in Louisiana
Read full article: Trucker describes finding ‘miracle baby’ by the side of a highway in LouisianaThe truck driver who rescued an abandoned baby from the side of Interstate 10 in Louisiana this week says he first thought he might be seeing a discarded doll.
Judge sides with 16 states, putting on pause Biden's delay of consideration of gas export projects
Read full article: Judge sides with 16 states, putting on pause Biden's delay of consideration of gas export projectsA Louisiana judge says the Biden administration can't delay consideration of projects aimed at exporting liquefied natural gas while a legal challenge plays out in federal court.
Ten Commandments. Multiple variations. Why the Louisiana law raises preferential treatment concerns
Read full article: Ten Commandments. Multiple variations. Why the Louisiana law raises preferential treatment concernsChristians and Jews believe in the Ten Commandments — just not necessarily the version that will hang in every public school and state-funded college classroom in Louisiana.
Panel's approval of liquefied natural gas export terminal puts more pressure on Biden to block it
Read full article: Panel's approval of liquefied natural gas export terminal puts more pressure on Biden to block itWhat would be the nation’s largest export terminal for liquefied natural gas has won approval from a federal commission.
Long a Republican state, Louisiana is redder than ever under new governor
Read full article: Long a Republican state, Louisiana is redder than ever under new governorJust months into office, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has gained national attention for his push for groundbreaking conservative policies.
New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
Read full article: New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflictsA bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every classroom in public schools and colleges.
New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
Read full article: New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten CommandmentsLouisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.
Judge rules that federal agency can't enforce abortion rule in Louisiana and Mississippi
Read full article: Judge rules that federal agency can't enforce abortion rule in Louisiana and MississippiA federal judge on Monday granted the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as employers in two Southern states, temporary relief from complying with a federal rule that would have required them to provide workers with time off and other accommodations for abortions.
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging federal rules to accommodate abortions for workers
Read full article: Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging federal rules to accommodate abortions for workersA lawsuit challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions lacks standing, a federal judge in Arkansas ruled on Friday.
‘Abuse of power:’ Judge blocks Biden’s Title IX rule in four states
Read full article: ‘Abuse of power:’ Judge blocks Biden’s Title IX rule in four statesThe Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students has been temporarily blocked in four states after a federal judge in Louisiana found that it overstepped the Education Department’s authority.
Louisiana law that could limit filming of police hampers key tool for racial justice, attorneys say
Read full article: Louisiana law that could limit filming of police hampers key tool for racial justice, attorneys sayCivil rights attorneys say a new Louisiana law that makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet of a police officer under certain circumstances is an affront to the movement for racial justice and violates the First Amendment.
Louisiana chemical plant threatens to shut down if EPA emissions deadline isn't relaxed
Read full article: Louisiana chemical plant threatens to shut down if EPA emissions deadline isn't relaxedDenka Performance Elastomer in Louisiana threatened to shut down if the Biden administration doesn't give it more time to reduce its emissions.
Louisiana Legislature approves bill classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substances
Read full article: Louisiana Legislature approves bill classifying abortion pills as controlled dangerous substancesLouisiana lawmakers have approved a first-of-its-kind bill that would classify two abortion-inducing drugs as a controlled and dangerous substances.
Hot weather poses new risk as thousands remain without power after deadly Houston storm
Read full article: Hot weather poses new risk as thousands remain without power after deadly Houston stormAs the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to hundreds of thousands after deadly storms left at least seven people dead, it will do so amid a smog warning and rising Texas heat.
Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote
Read full article: Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 voteThe Supreme Court has ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander.
Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban
Read full article: Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion banDespite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a bill that would have added cases of rape and incest as exceptions to Louisiana’s abortion ban.
For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal
Read full article: For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personalDemocratic state Rep. Delisha Boyd is fighting an uphill battle in her attempt to pass a bill that would exempt cases of rape and incest from Louisiana's near-total abortion ban.
Mick Jagger wades into politics, taking verbal jab at Louisiana state governor at performance
Read full article: Mick Jagger wades into politics, taking verbal jab at Louisiana state governor at performanceRolling Stones' frontman Mick Jagger waded into Louisiana politics during the band's performance at The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Kansas has new abortion laws while Louisiana may block exceptions to its ban
Read full article: Kansas has new abortion laws while Louisiana may block exceptions to its banKansas is requiring abortion providers to share patient information with the state and increasing funds to anti-abortion centers, while bills to loosen a restrictive ban in Louisiana face an uphill battle.
Florida, among conservative states challenging federal rule on treatment of transgender students
Read full article: Florida, among conservative states challenging federal rule on treatment of transgender studentsRepublican state attorneys general are challenging a new federal regulation that mandates protections for transgender students at schools.
Louisiana Legislature opened window for sex abuse survivors to sue, but state's high court shut it
Read full article: Louisiana Legislature opened window for sex abuse survivors to sue, but state's high court shut itAdvocates for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse say they will ask Louisiana’s Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling that wiped out 2021 legislation giving them a renewed opportunity to file damage lawsuits.
Measles reported in at least 3 other states after visits to Florida
Read full article: Measles reported in at least 3 other states after visits to FloridaMeasles cases that turned up in at least three states this year were linked to visits to Florida, federal and state investigators concluded, according to a report by CBS News.
Biden and Trump win Louisiana's presidential primary having already clinched nominations
Read full article: Biden and Trump win Louisiana's presidential primary having already clinched nominationsPresident Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Louisiana’s primary on Saturday, collecting more delegates after they already clinched their party nominations.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana's presidential primaries
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana's presidential primariesLouisiana politics have been dominated this year by new Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s special legislative sessions to address crime and adopt new congressional maps.
FBI investigates after letter with white powder sent to House Speaker Johnson's Louisiana church
Read full article: FBI investigates after letter with white powder sent to House Speaker Johnson's Louisiana churchAuthorities have launched an investigation after a north Louisiana church attended by House Speaker Mike Johnson received mail containing a white powder.
Pilot walks away from plane crash in Lake George State Forest, sheriff’s office says
Read full article: Pilot walks away from plane crash in Lake George State Forest, sheriff’s office saysAfter a small plane crashed deep in the Lake George State Forest, the pilot was reportedly already up and walking by the time first responders got to him, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.
Louisiana State University running back charged with attempted second-degree murder
Read full article: Louisiana State University running back charged with attempted second-degree murderA Louisiana State University freshman football player has been arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder after a shooting last week that injured two people.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry calls for special session, focused on tough-on-crime policies
Read full article: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry calls for special session, focused on tough-on-crime policiesLouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry officially called for a highly anticipated crime-focused special legislative session on Thursday that could overhaul the state’s current criminal justice system, reversing hard-fought and historic reforms that happened under Landry’s Democratic predecessor.
As Mardi Gras nears, a beefed-up police presence and a rain-scrambled parade schedule in New Orleans
Read full article: As Mardi Gras nears, a beefed-up police presence and a rain-scrambled parade schedule in New OrleansNew Orleans’ annual Carnival celebration has entered its high-intensity home stretch with a beefed-up police presence and a weather-scrambled parade schedule.
Military veteran who killed Iraqi civilian is ordered jailed on Capitol riot charges
Read full article: Military veteran who killed Iraqi civilian is ordered jailed on Capitol riot chargesA military veteran who shot and killed a handcuffed civilian in Iraq nearly 20 years ago has been ordered jailed on charges that he used a metal baton to assault police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Witness says fatal shooting of American-Palestinian teen in the occupied West Bank was unprovoked
Read full article: Witness says fatal shooting of American-Palestinian teen in the occupied West Bank was unprovokedThe passenger in a pickup truck where an American-Palestinian was fatally shot in the occupied West Bank says the shooting was unprovoked.
Louisiana lawmakers pass new congressional map with second majority-Black district
Read full article: Louisiana lawmakers pass new congressional map with second majority-Black districtThe Louisiana Legislature passed a congressional map with a second majority-Black district on Friday, marking a win for Democrats after a legal battle and political tug-of-war that spanned nearly two years.
Louisiana's special session kicks off Monday. Here's a look at what may be discussed
Read full article: Louisiana's special session kicks off Monday. Here's a look at what may be discussedLouisiana’s newly inaugurated lawmakers are set to convene for a special session during which they will discuss items that could impact how the state conducts elections.
Activists who engage with voters of color are looking for messages that will resonate in 2024
Read full article: Activists who engage with voters of color are looking for messages that will resonate in 2024Activists who engage with voters of color are finding lackluster enthusiasm after disappointments on some issues such as voting rights and student loan forgiveness during President Joe Biden's term.
Search is on for pipeline leak after as much as 1.1 million gallons of oil sullies Gulf of Mexico
Read full article: Search is on for pipeline leak after as much as 1.1 million gallons of oil sullies Gulf of MexicoAs much as 1.1 million gallons of oil may have been discharged into the Gulf of Mexico from a pipeline system off Louisiana’s southeast coast.
Lease of Gulf waters delayed by whale protection debate must continue, court rules
Read full article: Lease of Gulf waters delayed by whale protection debate must continue, court rulesA federal appeals court has ordered the Biden administration to carry on with an auction of oil and gas drilling leases for Gulf of Mexico waters in 37 days — rejecting arguments by environmentalists.
1 dead in interstate crashes as super fog shrouds New Orleans area, recalling fatal October pileup
Read full article: 1 dead in interstate crashes as super fog shrouds New Orleans area, recalling fatal October pileupA mix of smoke and fog known as ‘super fog' has triggered accidents involving multiple vehicles and at least one death on Interstate 10 in Louisiana.
Four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico are designated for wind power development
Read full article: Four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico are designated for wind power developmentThe Biden administration has designated four tracts of federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas and Louisiana coasts for development of wind energy.
‘Superfog’ blamed for highway crashes involving 158 vehicles, killing at least 7
Read full article: ‘Superfog’ blamed for highway crashes involving 158 vehicles, killing at least 7Authorities say at least seven people have been killed after a “superfog” of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense fog caused multiple massive car crashes involving 158 vehicles.
AP Election Brief | What to expect in Louisiana's statewide primaries
Read full article: AP Election Brief | What to expect in Louisiana's statewide primariesThe race to replace Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards tops the list of contests voters will decide Saturday in one of only three gubernatorial elections scheduled this year.
Disney Imagineering shares first look at ‘Tiana’s Bayou Adventure’ outside murals
Read full article: Disney Imagineering shares first look at ‘Tiana’s Bayou Adventure’ outside muralsWalt Disney Imagineering has shared a glimpse into some of the New Orleans inspired artwork that guests will see at the brand-new attraction, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.
Judge upholds most serious charges in deadly arrest of Black driver Ronald Greene
Read full article: Judge upholds most serious charges in deadly arrest of Black driver Ronald GreeneA judge has delivered a victory to the state prosecution of white Louisiana lawmen in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene.
Louisiana Republicans are in court to fight efforts to establish new Black congressional district
Read full article: Louisiana Republicans are in court to fight efforts to establish new Black congressional districtVoting rights advocates are locked in a court fight with Louisiana's top Republicans over whether the state must follow Alabama’s court-ordered path in drawing a new, Black-majority congressional district.
Reprieve for New Orleans as salt water creeping up the Mississippi River slows its march inland
Read full article: Reprieve for New Orleans as salt water creeping up the Mississippi River slows its march inlandSalt water inching up the Mississippi River is progressing more slowly than once projected — buying time for water systems in metropolitan New Orleans that draw drinking water from the river.
Louisiana's struggle with influx of salt water prompts a request for Biden to declare an emergency
Read full article: Louisiana's struggle with influx of salt water prompts a request for Biden to declare an emergencySalt water flowing from the Gulf of Mexico into the drought-stricken Mississippi River is prompting Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards to ask President Joe Biden to declare a state of emergency.
EXPLAINER: What is saltwater intrusion and how is it affecting Louisiana's drinking water?
Read full article: EXPLAINER: What is saltwater intrusion and how is it affecting Louisiana's drinking water?Salt water from the Gulf of Mexico is creeping up the drought-stricken Mississippi River and threatening drinking water supplies in some Louisiana communities.
Judge blocks government plan to scale back Gulf oil lease sale to protect whale species
Read full article: Judge blocks government plan to scale back Gulf oil lease sale to protect whale speciesThe Biden administration is appealing a federal judge's order requiring the Interior Department to expand next week’s scheduled sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases by millions of acres.
A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They're still waiting for new maps
Read full article: A Supreme Court redistricting ruling gave hope to Black voters. They're still waiting for new mapsThe Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activist a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections to have congressional maps redrawn in a handful of states.
Appeals court scales back order squelching Biden administration contact with social media platforms
Read full article: Appeals court scales back order squelching Biden administration contact with social media platformsA federal appeals court has significantly whittled down a lower court order curbing Biden administration communications with social media companies.
Record heat recorded in Dallas as scorching summer continues in the United States
Read full article: Record heat recorded in Dallas as scorching summer continues in the United StatesAnother record-setting day of high temperatures hit the Dallas/Fort Worth area before a slight cooling trend moves into the area.
First U.S. auction of Gulf of Mexico tracts for wind power set for Aug. 29
Read full article: First U.S. auction of Gulf of Mexico tracts for wind power set for Aug. 29The Biden administration has announced plans for the first sale of offshore wind power leases in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana and Texas coasts.
Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts 12,000 years old from natural disasters and looters
Read full article: Archaeologists in Louisiana save artifacts 12,000 years old from natural disasters and lootersArchaeologists have been gingerly digging up the ground at a site in central Louisiana this summer to unearth and preserve evidence of prehistoric occupation.
Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost Black voting power before 2024
Read full article: Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost Black voting power before 2024The Supreme Court lifted its hold on a Louisiana case that could force the state to redraw congressional districts to boost Black voting power.
Supermajorities in state capitols push controversial policies to the edge
Read full article: Supermajorities in state capitols push controversial policies to the edgeA historically high number of supermajorities in state legislatures has pushed laws further to the edge on abortion, climate and transgender issues.
Supreme Court voting rights ruling stuns minority voters, who hope it expands their representation
Read full article: Supreme Court voting rights ruling stuns minority voters, who hope it expands their representationThis week’s Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional maps was seen by many minority lawmakers and voting rights activists as a stunning victory with the potential to become a major stepping stone for undoing gerrymandered political maps that dilute the political strength of communities of color.
Historic acquittal in Louisiana fuels fight to review 'Jim Crow' verdicts
Read full article: Historic acquittal in Louisiana fuels fight to review 'Jim Crow' verdictsCriminal justice advocates have struggled at the Louisiana Legislature as they seek legal relief for hundreds of people convicted of serious crimes by nonunanimous juries.
Bill to restrict youth access to 'sexually explicit' public library books advances in Louisiana
Read full article: Bill to restrict youth access to 'sexually explicit' public library books advances in LouisianaActivists in Louisiana are voicing concerns over a bill advancing in the GOP-controlled House to restrict children and teens from accessing public library books deemed “sexually explicit.”.
Videos show purported ivory-billed woodpeckers as US moves toward extinction decision
Read full article: Videos show purported ivory-billed woodpeckers as US moves toward extinction decisionNew video and photographs purporting to show ivory-billed woodpeckers flying in a Louisiana forest have been published by researchers.
Memphis 'snake factory' transplants slither into their new home in Louisiana
Read full article: Memphis 'snake factory' transplants slither into their new home in LouisianaIt's become an annual conservation event in central Louisiana: Young Louisiana pine snakes that were bred in captivity are released in Kisatchie National Forest in central Louisiana.
Man shot girl playing hide-and-seek outside his home, sheriff says
Read full article: Man shot girl playing hide-and-seek outside his home, sheriff saysBond has been set at $300,000 for a Louisiana man who authorities say fired a gun at children playing hide and seek outside his home, striking a 14-year-old girl.
EPA proposal takes on health risks near US chemical plants
Read full article: EPA proposal takes on health risks near US chemical plantsThe Environmental Protection Agency has proposed that chemical plants nationwide measure certain hazardous compounds that cross beyond their property lines and reduce them when they are too high.
Oil drilling in Gulf safer, but concerns linger, report says
Read full article: Oil drilling in Gulf safer, but concerns linger, report saysA new National Academy of Science study says that 13 years after a massive BP oil spill fouled the Gulf of Mexico, regulators and industry have reduced some risks in deep water exploration in the gulf but some troublesome safety issues persist.
Video: Breaking down timeline of tragic tornadoes in Mississippi
Read full article: Video: Breaking down timeline of tragic tornadoes in MississippiIn the video above, meteorologist Jonathan Kegges breaks down the timeline of events of the recent tornadoes that ravaged Mississippi and what people should look for on the radar to help deal with future tornadoes.