Roundup: Cristobal / Louisiana public defenders / J.C. Penney By Deanna B. Narveson - June 5, 2020 FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint Storm preparedness: Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency Thursday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal were forecast to reform into a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico and str… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.