American journalist, businesswoman and politician, president of the New Orleans City Council
Arthur has formed as the first named storm of the Atlantic season and tracks toward the Texas-Louisiana coast. Forecasters warn of life-threatening flash flooding across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, with rainfall totals from 5 to 10 inches and isolated totals near 20 inches through Friday. Residents are deploying sandbags, preparing shelters, and monitoring potential reformation off the East Coast.
Attorney General Liz Murrill has told eight New Orleans officials they could face removal for opposing a law that abolished the Orleans Parish criminal court clerk position. The law, pushed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry, was approved days before Calvin Duncan’s 68% win in a wrongful-conviction case. Landry calls the Orleans system a circus and vows to pardon Murrill as the case proceeds.