NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Associated Press Louisiana Daybook for Monday, January 11, 2016.
Monday, Jan. 11 – Louisiana Governor-elect John Bel Edwards' Inauguration Day. Events include Inaugural Mass – St. Joseph Cathedral, 412 North St. Baton Rouge, 8:00 a.m., Inaugural Ceremony – State Capitol Steps. Baton Rouge, 11:30 a.m., Statewide Elected Officials Receive Oath of Office – State Capitol. Baton Rouge, 11:45 a.m., Governor Edwards Receives the Oath of Office followed by Inaugural Address – State Capitol. Baton Rouge, 12:00 p.m., Inaugural Ball – 10000 Celtic Dr., Baton Rouge, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Baton Rouge
Monday, Jan. 11 – Jury selection expected to begin in trial of Trung Le, charged with manslaughter and second-degree murder in a June 29, 2014, shooting spree on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. One person – 21-year-old Brittany Thomas – died in the incident, while nine others were hurt. Nobody else has been arrested in the case, but attorneys for Le have said he fired in self-defense to save himself and others from another, still-unidentified, gunman. Case no. 521564
Location: Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, New Orleans.
Monday, Jan. 11 – Members of the 2016-2020 Louisiana State Senate take the oath of office, 10:00 a.m.
Location: State Capitol. Baton Rouge, LA.
Monday, Jan. 11 – 2016 Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz holds campaign rally in Louisiana, 3:00 p.m.
Location: Baton Rouge Marriott, 5500 Hilton, Baton Rouge.
Monday, Jan. 11 – Tuesday, Jan. 12 – American Meteorological Society Special Symposium on Hurricane Katrina: Progress in Leveraging Science, Enhancing Response and Improving Resilience – Part of the AMS Annual Meeting – Including keynotes from Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Craig Fugate and former National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans.
