Medical leaders are calling on Louisiana to raise the legal age to buy tobacco products to 21. Don Molino has the story.
Two Lafayette City-Parish councilmen are co-sponsoring a resolution opposing the upcoming library event known as Drag Queen Story Time. Councilmen Williams Theriot and Jared Bellard are behind the resolution which will be on next Tuesday’s meeting agenda. This comes after the council heard comments from the public about the event, with a majority speaking in favor of the event.
Two groups are now forecasting that the end of oil is coming. The Carbon Tracker Initiative says demand for fossil fuels will peak around 2023, while Norwegian risk-management company DNV also predicts oil demand will max out in five years’ time. But LSU economist Dr. Loren Scott says he thinks it is wishful thinking. Scott explains that solar and wind have made mild progress in providing power to homes and businesses.
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A tropical depression has the potential to form tomorrow in the Gulf of Mexico. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the area of disturbed weather in the southern part of the gulf is gradually becoming more organized. Keim says the storm is most likely headed to an area between Brownsville and Houston, but Louisiana shouldn’t let it’s guard down yet…