Jackson, Mississippi's water system is broken. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has said state officials have asked for control of the airport in exchange for help.
"It was a misguided effort from the beginning to ever use the Bond Commission and any of the work that it does to send a political message to anyone for any reason," said Gov. John Bel Edwards.
As Louisiana enters the historic peak months for storms of what is still anticipated to be an “above normal” hurricane season, local, state and federal officials urged residents not to get complacent and to finalize their plans if a storm hits even as many continue to recover from the record-breaking storms that have walloped south Louisiana over the last two years.