Tuesday’s series of tornadoes weren’t the first to strike south Louisiana, and they won’t be the last. In fact, some meteorologists say the area might face a heightened threat, even this year, as thunderstorms grow more intense and the temperature of the Gulf of Mexico continues to rise.
Though tornado damage was mostly minimal in New Orleans East, residents say the number of natural disasters from hurricanes to twisters has taken a toll on their neighborhood
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Show Transcript GINA: IT IS OFTEN CALLED MODERN-DAY SLAVERY. HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN LOUISIANA IS NOT JUST A BIG CITY PROBLEM. EXPERTS SAY IT’S EVEN FOUNDTS I WAY INTO RURAL AREAS. THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS IN LOUISIANA HAS BEEN INCREASING FOYER ARS. SULA: IN AN INTERVIEW YOU’LL SEE ONLY ON SIX, CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER GREG LAROSE TALKS WITH GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS ABOUT WHAT’S HE’S DOING TO REVERSE THE TRD. GREG WE ALWAYSSS AOCIATED THIS WITH THIRD WORLD UNDEVOPEDEL COUNTRIES, BUT THAT’S JUSTOT N THE NATURE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKG.IN WDSU [INAUDIBLE] WHEN YOU BECOME AWARE OF THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM, JUST AS A HUMAN BEING, YOU’VE GOT TO KETA ACTION. GREG THIS YEAR THE LEGISLARETU FUNDED AN OFFICE UNDER THE GOVERNOR THAT WILL COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING.