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Labor Day weekend brings disruptive afternoon storms
NORTH TEXAS — Weather alerts are in place through Labor Day due to disruptive afternoon and evening showers and storms.While no day is expected to be a complete washout, staying weather-aware is necessary if you have outdoor plans. If a storm approaches, you might need to take shelter indoors until it passes.View live radar here.Severe weather is not expected, but isolated strong storms are possible.Despite the chance of rain, there will be plenty of sunshine for a chance to hang out at the pool or local lakes. Temperatures are expected to peak near 90°F Saturday afternoon, but high humidity levels will...
Services for people with disabilities could be eliminated under Landry budget plan
Programs for medically vulnerable children, seniors and people with disabilities could be eliminated next year as a result of Louisiana’s looming budget deficit, officials with Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration said Friday.
DEQ is asking for your help finding solutions to tire waste
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Around 4.6 million tires are thrown out each year according to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. The agency said lots of those are dumped illegally in ditches or on the side of the road. “You go to bed at night nothings there, when you...
Governor Landry Announces New Appointment to the LSU Board of Supervisors
Today, Governor Jeff Landry announced the appointment of Blaise Zuschlag to the LSU Board of Supervisors. Blaise will finish the remainder of his father’s term, Richard Zuschlag, who passed away in June. “Richard Zuschlag lived a life dedicated to serving his state. From starting Acadian Companies to his many...
Dr. Wyche T. Coleman appointed as deputy surgeon general of Louisiana
SHREVEPORT, La. - Louisiana has a new deputy surgeon general. Dr. Wyche T. Coleman III is an ophthamologist and cataract surgeon with Willis Knighton Eye Institute. Coleman grew up in Louisiana. He studied at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. Coleman completed his medical education and ophthalmology residency there. His clinical expertise includes advanced cataract surgery, LASIK, PRK, and the management of chronic eye conditions.
House Speaker Mike Johnson shares re-election plans for Ouachita Parish during visit
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) stopped by the University of Louisiana at Monroe's Clark Williams Technology Success Center during a visit to Monroe on Thursday, sharing his vision for the state if re-elected to represent Louisiana's 4th congressional district in Washington, D.C. Johnson, who is the first Speaker...
LSU vs. USC prediction, odds, spread, line, start time: 2024 college football picks, best bets by top expert
SportsLine's Jimmie Kaylor revealed his Week 1 CFB picks, predictions and props for the USC Trojans vs. LSU Tigers 2024 Vegas Kickoff Classic game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas
Lincoln Riley to LSU rumors, revisited: 'I'm not going to be the next head coach at LSU'
Former Oklahoma football coach Lincoln Riley appeared to possibly be a contender for the LSU job that eventually went to Brian Kelly. Or was he?. Now at USC, Riley is set to take on the Tigers in Las Vegas on Sunday, which prompts a remembrance back to the night during the 2021 season after the Sooners fell to in-state rival Oklahoma State, which finished hours before he took the Trojans job.
Names at the top in District 4-5A remain the same. There are new faces, changes
Scotlandville coach Ryan Cook did not have his team in the hunt for the District 4-5A title or a playoff berth last fall. But the third-year coach has an assessment others can relate to about one of three districts to produce an LHSAA champion and a runner-up a year ago.
LSU-USC 1984: Tigers And ‘Arnsparger’s Army’ Invaded And Occupied L.A. In 1984
LOS ANGELES – What remains one of the greatest Summer Olympics ever for the United States had just happened the previous month in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Bruce Springsteen’s exploding, Olympian-in-itself “Born In The USA” tour was hitting its stride and graced the front page of the Los Angeles Times as the No. 18 Tigers (2-0-1) landed in Los Angeles on Friday, Sept. 28, 1984. They would play the No. 15 USC Trojans (2-0) the next day at the Coliseum in a non-televised game, other than LSU’s TigerVision.
Multiple Baton Rouge oyster spots join shell recycling program to help coastline
BATON ROUGE - Several Baton Rouge oyster restaurants are joining the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana's is Oyster Shell Recycling Program. The program was first established in 2014. Restaurants with the program discard their shells in bins that are picked up by a contractor several times a week. The shell is transported to a curing site, and placed into mesh bags.
BRCC cuts ribbon for new on-campus restaurant
BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Community College hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new on-campus restaurant Tre’s Street Kitchen Friday afternoon. Tre’s Street Kitchen has specialized in on-campus dining for the Greater Baton Rouge and New Orleans areas since 2020. The opening comes just two weeks after the beginning of BRCC’s fall semester.
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