NEW ORLEANS — Heavy storms are in the forecast, new info on how your Christmas tree could help Louisiana's coast, and the government shutdown enters day five. Here are the top stories you Need to Know to start your Wednesday morning.
Today will be similar to Christmas with a mix of sun and clouds. We could see an isolated shower early this afternoon. Active weather is expected for all of SE Louisiana on Thursday as a cold front heads our way. (Read more)
Follow Meteorologist Dave Nussbaum on Twitter @Dave_Nussbaum for more on today's Pinpoint Forecast.
The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana has a new one-stop webpage for information about Christmas tree recycling in five coastal parishes. The trees are used in breakwaters to slow erosion. (Read more)
Two men have been killed and another three people injured in a rash of Christmas shootings around New Orleans. A double shooting in Algiers around 5:00 p.m. marked the fifth Christmas shooting in Orleans Parish. (Read more)
An 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died in government custody early Tuesday, the second immigrant child to die in detention this month. (Read more)
Shutdown politics did not take a holiday this week as President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats continued to spar over a border wall funding dispute that has frozen some government operations. (Read more)
