'Tough as a three-dollar steak': Sen. Kennedy shares remarks as north Louisiana recovers from brutal winter storm
Kennedy praised North Louisiana residents and thanked emergency and utility crews responding to the winter storm.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYKNOE is a regional news outlet with an identified newsroom byline, though this brief story offers limited evidence of original reporting beyond official statements and an outage figure attributed to a tracking site.
- Source type — Regional broadcaster; local news reporting is a credible basis, though the source type is unclassified here.
- Transparency — The outage figure is attributed to PowerOutage.us, and statements are attributed to the officials who made them.
- Author attribution — The article is attributed to KNOE Staff rather than an individual reporter.
The report gives timely storm and outage details, attributes statements to Kennedy and Landry, and identifies an outage-data source. It is brief and relies chiefly on official remarks, with little independent context or additional sourcing.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The piece presents statements from both Kennedy and Landry and includes outage and weather information, but its sourcing is limited and does not independently examine the response or its effects.
- Source diversity — Quotes two elected officials and attributes an outage figure to a tracking site, but includes no affected residents or independent experts.
- Opinion vs reporting — Written as a factual news brief without an apparent editorial verdict.
- Counterarguments presented — No dispute or competing account is presented; the report is a brief recovery update.
The article uses straightforward language and reports officials' remarks and storm conditions without discernible partisan framing.
- Language tone — Descriptive, nonpartisan wording about the storm and recovery.
- Source selection — Includes remarks from a senator and the governor, alongside outage information.
- Framing — Frames the story around local recovery and safety rather than political conflict.
Sen. John Kennedy praised North Louisiana residents and emergency crews as the region recovers from a winter storm. Gov. Jeff Landry warned that freezing temperatures and widespread power outages remained a danger.
Kennedy called North Louisiana residents tough and thanked first responders, utility crews and state transportation workers for protecting people and property and helping communities recover from the storm.
Landry said Louisiana was not yet out of danger, with ice expected to refreeze and bitterly cold temperatures forecast. About 114,000 customers were without electricity, and Entergy Louisiana said it hoped most customers would have power restored by Wednesday evening.
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