Hurricane season starts tomorrow and the National Weather Service and NOAA want you to know they’re prepared to keep you informed. Acting NOAA Administrator Laura Grimm says personnel will be going to great lengths to get you life-saving information and they’re improving their process for predicting how storms intensify.
Cut 10 (13) “…and underwater gliders.”
After a five hour weather delay last night, LSU took care of Little Rock seven to nothing in game one of the Baton Rouge Regional. Anthony Eyanson got the start of the mound and pitched into the eighth inning, striking out seven hitters. Second baseman Daniel Dickinson led the offense with two home runs over the left field wall after recording outs in his first two plate appearances…
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The Insurance Council of Louisiana is speaking out with concerns over a bill signed into law by the governor. It gives the insurance commissioner the ability to reject rate increases regardless of market conditions. Executive Director Rodney Braxton says this law is reminiscent of when Louisiana had the now-abolished insurance rating commission, which injected politics into the process.
Cut 8 (10) “…on actuarial science.”
Black bears have been spotted roaming neighborhoods in Baton Rouge, and the Covington and Abita Springs areas of St. Tammany Parish. LDWF Large Carnivore Program Manager John Hanks says if you encounter a bear, don’t run, back away slowly. And don’t yell at the bear, but be loud and calm.