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Daily showers, thunderstorms expected this week
Chances continue to favor an unsettled week in terms of daily showers and thunderstorms across Southwest Louisiana. National Weather Service Lake Charles Storm Warning Coordinator Doug Cramer said the risk for pockets of excessive rainfall are also increasing. The good news, though, is temperatures are trending cooler — especially for the last week of July. […]
Louisiana Democrats thank Biden, support Harris as new nominee
(The Center Square) – Louisiana Democrats have switched their support to Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's new nominee and were thankful to President Joe Biden. Biden, 81, stepped down as the party's nominee on Sunday. He had been heavily criticized since a debate June 27 against former President Donald Trump. On X, the Louisiana Democratic Party officially endorsed Harris and said that they "look forward to a productive,...
LSU AgCenter offers help to get salvinia under control
Are you fighting a giant salvinia invasion? Salvinia weevils are part of a biological control program that may help! The LSU AgCenter can distribute the salvinia weevils to private landowners in coastal parishes in Louisiana to help combat this invasive species. Contact DShackelford@agcenter.lsu.edu to receive more information about the salvinia weevil.
Ten Commandments Law causes split reactions among LSU students and professors
Governor Jeff Landry signed Act 676 into law on June 19. More commonly called the Ten Commandments Law, it will require the postage of the Ten Commandments in every publicly funded classroom. Currently, the law is receiving pushback from many Louisiana residents, and the ACLU will be representing several parents...
14-Year-Old Avery Daigle Breaks 3 Louisiana State Records at Age Group State Championship Meet
Avery Daigle broke one 13-14 record and two all-ages records for the Louisiana LSC at last weekend's Louisiana Age Group Championships in Baton Rouge. Stock photo via Jack Spitser/Spitser Photography. 2024 Louisiana Age Group State Championships. July 11-14, 2024. LSU Natatorium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Long Course Meters (50 meters) Results...
Houma filmmaker to host auditions for bullying film. Here’s how your kids can try out
A Houma videographer is holding tryouts for children to be in a 40-minute film about bullying. Jalisa Mulligan, owner of JayP Films, is holding auditions Aug. 15-17 for children and teens between the ages of 8 and 20. The film will be about children in school facing bullying and how they deal with it. ...
Fire Apparatus of the Day: July 23, 2024
US Fire Apparatus—Shell Norco Manufacturing Complex, Norco, LA, industrial pumper. Kenworth T880 cab and chassis; Cummins X15 605-hp engine; US Fire Pump HVPS 6,250-gpm industrial fire pump; UPF Poly 2,000-gallon foam tank; Williams Hot Shot 2 single-agent foam system; extruded aluminum body; Williams Ranger 20 electric self-educting monitors. Dealer: Brad Williamson, US Fire Apparatus, Holden, LA.
Report finds some New Orleanians basically flushing money down toilet
The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board improperly estimated sewage flow rates for three percent of customers, resulting in overbilling of those customers, a New Orleans Office of Inspector General investigation found.
Zurik: Mayor Cantrell indictment is imminent, crime watchdog says
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Following a scathing 17-page federal indictment against a former member of her executive protection team, the head of the Metropolitan Crime Commission says an indictment against Mayor Latoya Cantrell is imminent. In former New Orleans Police officer Jeffrey Vappie’s indictment, which was handed down Friday (July...
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