Louisiana GOP secures overwhelming majority after State Rep. Francis Thompson switches events
Up to date: 5:59 p.m. CDT March 17, 2023
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SUNNY. BUT WE HAD TALK ABOUT THE SERIOUS WEATHER HAZARD TODAY. BUT LET’S START WITH DOPPLER RADAR AND FIND THAT THESE STORMS ARE THE STRONGEST THINGS TO TALK ABOUT, THE JEFFERSON TYPE OF PLAQUEMINES AND SAINT BERNARD PARISHES. THESE ARE THE CELLS I VISIT. THIS HAS PROVED EVERY WAY TO GIVE US ANY STRONG GUSTS OR ANY OTHER RIGHT AROUND LAFITTE WHILE WE COME TOWARDS THE FIRST PARTS OF PLAQUEMINES PARISH, COME OVER FROM JEFFERSON ORLEANS AND YOU CAN SEE BERNARD TOO. THIS IS THE STRONGEST STORM WE HAVE. BUT EVEN THEN ONLY ONE LIGHTNING COME IN AND GO AWAY, MAYBE ANOTHER HERE NEAR BELLE CHASSE. SO THAT THE HEAVYEST RAIN LAFITTE HERE, ALLIANCE GUSTA. AND THEY LEAVE BELLE CHASSE, THEY LEAVE KENILWORTH. WE WILL MONITOR THIS VERY CLOSELY. BUT IN THE METRO WE HAVE PERMANENT TO MODERATE SHOWERS. LOOKS FOR SOME RAIN TOWARDS UPTOWN. IF YOU HAVE SOME THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITIES ON THE WAY BACK TO THIS HORRIBLE LAFOURCHE PARISH, THERE IS AN ELEVATOR TO TERREBONNE PARISH AND YOU WILL RECEIVE THE LOCKPORT VALENTINE. GIVES AGAIN A LOOK AT THE STRONGEST STORMS IN THE EAST MOVEMENT. TWO M. DYLAN CROW TO HOPEDALE WITH AT LEAST MODERATE RAIN HEAVY STORMS, MISSISSIPPI SOUND OR REALLY EAST OF US OUTSIDE OUR SURVEY TECHNICAL AREA TO GULFPORT, PICAYUNE. SOME STILL RAIN THERE AND SOME MORE PATCHY SHOWERS TO THE NORTH BANK AND WE WILL FIND THAT FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. OR STAINED OR SHOWERS WITH THE NORTH COASTS FIND RAIN ESTIMATES. THE NEARLY 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN THAT WILL EXACTLY MATCH OUR FORECAST, WE HAVE FOR YOU THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS, REAL TIME TEMPERATURES. WE ARE STILL 80 AND BURAS. YES, THIS IS REAL. 56 IN BATON ROUGE, 63 STILL HERE AT THE OFFICIAL NEW ORLEANS AIRPORT. IN THE NORTH, WINDS HAVE WEIGHTED HERE. WATCH THIS, 10 TO 20 MPH WINDS WHEN THE STORM WAS USED BY A 44 GUST AT LAKEFRONT AIRPORT. SO AS WE GO RIGHT INTO THE FORECAST TRACK AND LOOK BROADER FOR US AND GIVE US THE OVERVIEW FOR THIS FRONT COMING THROUGH IS JUST EXISTING. THE COLD THE QUESTIONS REMAIN HOW MUCH OF THE WEEKEND’S CLOUD COVER WILL WE FIND SOME RAIN? BUT THE WIND IN THE COLD WILL BE THE MOST PART OF THIS. So let’s transfer on to the high-risk forecast to point out that the rain will proceed all through the afternoon. IT GIVES A LOOK AT HOW IT’S ALIGNING NOW. THE STRONGEST storms I’ve simply proven. BUT WHILE THE FRONT GOES AWAY YOU COULD SEE SOME CONTINUING SHOWER EVEN THROUGH 3 TO 4. NOT UNTIL WE GO AROUND THE SUNSET AND THEN TOWARD. LET’S CLEAR EVERYTHING. THE LEAST THREAT OF THE STRONG GUSTS COULD COME FROM ONE OF THESE STORMS, BUT THE STRONG THREAT IS REALLY REDUCED. THE TEMPERATURES, talking of falling, will proceed to fall into the 50’s and a few stronger breezes and winds too, round 10 to 25, some greater gusts. IT WILL NOT FEEL VERY NICE. WE ARRIVE SATURDAY MORNING, UPPER FORD, LOWER FORTIES, NORTH SHORE, THE MID 40 SOUTH SHORE. BUT COMBINE THE WINDS, WINDCHILLS THAT FEEL LIKE 30 AND FORTY THEN I SEE CLOUD COVER BUILDING ALL DAY, WE COULD SEE SOME LIGHT SHOWERS AND SPHERS DEVELOPING ALL SATURDAY AFTERNOON ALSO. BUT IN THE MID 50’S BUT WITH BREEZES STILL UP TO BETWEEN 10-20 IT WON’T FEEL VERY NICE. THESE HIGH TEMPERATURES THAT ONLY MAKE IT IN THE MID 50’S, LOW IN THE SUN WAS 30’S TO 40’S. FACTOR IN THE WINDS THE WINDCOOL COULD MAKE IT FEEL LIKE TWENTY TO THIRTY YEARS and even when we do get some solar within the afternoon we solely make it into the fifties and the breeze remains to be there. I want I had a greater prognosis. I MEAN WE WENT ALMOST FOUR WEEKS IN 80 C TEMPERATURES AND HERE’S WHAT WE GET FOR SAINT PATRICK’S DAY IN THE WEEK. SO, AT LEAST, OUR SEVERE WEATHER THREAT HAS GONE, OR AT LEAST AT THE LOWEST LEVEL WE CAN FIND. AND WAY TO THE EAST AS WE KNOW IT. BUT FINALLY
Louisiana GOP secures overwhelming majority after State Rep. Francis Thompson switches events
Up to date: 5:59 p.m. CDT March 17, 2023
The Louisiana GOP seems to have a supermajority within the legislature. Monroe-area State Consultant Francis Thompson switched from the Democrats to the Republicans on Friday. He made the transfer to Baton Rouge official. Thompson has been in each the State Home and Senate for 50 years. He’s the longest serving member. His transfer offers the GOP 70 members. If all Republicans voted on get together traces, it could give them a supermajority, the ability to override any governor’s veto. The GOP already has a brilliant majority within the 39-seat Senate.
BATON ROUGE, LA —
The Louisiana GOP seems to have a supermajority within the legislature.
Monroe-area State Consultant Francis Thompson switched from the Democrats to the Republicans on Friday.
He made the transfer to Baton Rouge official.
Thompson has been in each the State Home and Senate for 50 years.
He’s the longest serving member. His transfer offers the GOP 70 members.
If all Republicans voted on get together traces, it could give them a supermajority, the ability to override any governor’s veto.
The GOP already has a brilliant majority within the 39-seat Senate.
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