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Louisiana Alert: Funnel Clouds Sighted, More Possible
It doesn't take more than a few steps outside your air conditioned home, car, or office on this Saturday afternoon to realize the air across South Louisiana is quite "thick". The combination of increasing daytime temperatures and a high relative humidity seem to make the afternoon air feel more like a suffocating blanket than a substance needed to live.
Louisiana Waffle House Locations Make Major Change and Many Customers Aren’t Happy About It
There is a sign from a local Waffle House that has been making its way around social media today and it's left many fans of the 24-hour restaurant scratching their heads. The sign basically says that on Fridays, Saturdays, and holidays, from 11:30 pm to 6:00 am, you won't be able to dine in at Waffle House restaurants, and you'll only be able to pick up to-go orders.
DC Jazz Festival offers Louisiana musical experience at interactive booth
The DC Jazz Festival in Washington, District of Columbia, invites attendees to experience Louisiana's musical heritage at their interactive Year of Music booth. Visitors can jam out in the musical petting zoo and enter for a chance to win Louisiana music swag. Source: DC Jazz Festival. Source Type: Visit. Source...
Area medical facilities have treated dozens for heat-related illnesses
Eighty-eight people died in Louisiana last year as a result of the heat, and this summer could be just as hot or even hotter. Seven people have already died. The Louisiana Department of Health, Lake Charles Urgent Care and West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital urges residents to know the signs of heat-related illness, stay safe and […]
SWEPCO Responds to Louisiana Public Service Commissioner’s Claims
Recently, much of Northwest Louisiana was directly impacted by severe storms and tornadoes. Businesses and homes were damaged. Those storms knocked out power for roughly 40,000 residents. To be frank, the impact was devastating for many in our area. Because of that, Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell announced that he...
Research station in St. Gabriel vital to U.S. food supply, Sen. Bill Cassidy says
A vital component to a resilient, robust American food supply has a starting point in St. Gabriel, according to U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy. Cassidy toured the LSU Ag Center Research Station with fellow Republican Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas, the lead Republican member of the Senate Agriculture Committee. He will chair the committee if Republicans recapture the Senate.
Report shows NOLA heat waves lasting longer
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Heat waves in New Orleans are getting longer. The intense heat in Louisiana is forcing changes in certain work environments. According to a June report by the Environmental Protection Agency, the length of heat waves has grown throughout the United States, especially in New Orleans. The...
Farmer, mother, author: Meet the Louisiana woman helping kids learn about agriculture
As a first-generation sugar cane farmer and a fourth-generation cattle producer, Amanda Duhon has intimate knowledge of how the nation's meat, grains and produce make their way to grocery shelves and homes. The food that her family farms on their 800 acres, spread between Lafayette and Maurice, is worked daily...
Two Confirmed Tornadoes in Union Parish on Monday, July 8th, 2024
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The National Weather Service office in Shreveport confirmed 36 tornadoes touched down Monday evening across parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, due to then weakening Tropical Storm Beryl. Across the ArkLaMiss, two were EF2 Tornadoes that impacted parts of Union Parish. The first one was in...
Disability advocate files federal lawsuit over Louisiana’s new absentee ballot laws
A group that advocates for people with disabilities filed a Voting Rights Act lawsuit Wednesday against the state of Louisiana to block a slate of new laws that target absentee voting. The four laws in question include one that makes it illegal to print out an application form from a state website and give it […] The post Disability advocate files federal lawsuit over Louisiana’s new absentee ballot laws appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.
How to help Hurricane Beryl survivors
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — On Monday, Hurricane Berly moved across the Texas Coast into the ArkLaTex, leaving a path of destruction behind. The National Weather Service issued 67 tornado warnings for Shreveport warning areas, including most residents in the tri-state region. GoFundMe has set up a Hurricane Relief Fund for the survivors needing immediate emergency […]
Lawsuit filled over Louisiana’s new ten commandments in schools law
WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD)–A controversial law that would require Louisiana schools to display the ten commandments in classrooms is under attack. NBC 10’s Joel Massey has more on both sides of the issue. Sharron Hardwell supports the new Louisiana law to display the ten commandments in schools. “We as a population, we as a people […]
Louisiana lawmakers look for solutions to high car insurance premiums
Louisiana ranks high on the list for most expensive auto and homeowner insurance premiums. While bills are passed each year trying to help with the issue, a group of lawmakers are trying to take a deeper dive into what needs to be done.
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