We are nearing the end of this year’s hurricane season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says while we are in the home stretch, on average October does not lack tropical activity
In 1985 Hurricane Juan made landfall near Morgan City on October 29.
The Louisiana Civil Rights Museum will officially open on Sunday inside the Ernest Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says the museum is part of a continued effort to educate visitors about Louisiana’s place in the Civil Rights Movement and the real-life activists like Leona Tate…
The five thousand-square-foot exhibit includes information about lunch counter sit-ins, Southern University students marching to the Capitol in 1960, swim-ins leading to the desegregation of public pools, and more. Nungessor says the museum serves as a way to learn about the past.
Amendment 3 on the October 14th ballot would increase the percentage of state surplus dollars to pay off state retirement debt of $ 17 billion. Brooke Thorington has more.
Cut 3 (30) …I’m Brooke Thorington.”
Homeowners in the Bayou State will be able to apply for grants of up to $10 thousand grant through the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program to assist with their roofs starting today at noon. Residents will have to meet certain requirements. The grants will be available on a first come-first served basis.