Sheriff: Arrest in Black teen's disappearance and death
This photo provided by the Iberia Parish Sheriffs Office, in New Iberia, Louisiana, shows Janet Irvin. On Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, Irvin was arrested in connection with the disappearance and death of a Black teen whose body was found days after he was reported missing in late 2020. (Iberia Parish Sheriffs Office via AP)A Louisiana woman was arrested Tuesday in connection with the disappearance and death late last year of a Black teen whose body was found days after he was reported missing. He said no bond has been set for Irvin, who was arrested in nearby Lafayette Parish and then moved to the Iberia Parish jail. Four attorneys for Charles' family said, โWe are thankful that she is finally being held criminally responsible."
Hurricane Delta inflicts new damage on storm-weary Louisiana
This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. โ Ripping tarps from already damaged roofs and scattering debris piled by roadsides, Hurricane Delta inflicted a new round of destruction on Louisiana as it struck communities still reeling after Hurricane Laura took a similar path just six weeks earlier. Delta's reach stretched as far west as Galveston, Texas, about 100 miles (160 kilometers) from where the storm struck Louisiana. Tropical Storm Marco fizzled as it hit the southeast Louisiana tip just three days before Laura struck. โThe wind is much worse than what Hurricane Laura brought,โ Gove said in a message on Twitter.