Up until now, the 2026 hurricane season had been so slow that there was a question of whether there would be any hurricanes at all this year. Those questions were put to rest late last night as Isaias (ee-sah-EE-ahs) strengthened to become the first Atlantic hurricane of the year. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says in fact, this storm will eventually be right on the cusp of a major hurricane.
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Isaias is expected to weaken by the time it makes landfall tomorrow night near the Alabama-Florida line.
The Louisiana sugarcane harvest is underway; and the state’s agriculture commissioner, Mike Strain, says it’s going well. Heading into the season, there was a concern about the pasture mealybug, an invasive species first identified in Louisiana last year. Strain says the small, white pest likes to drink sugar.
Here we go again with the constitutional amendments. In less than four weeks, you’ll be voting on no less than ten of them. PAR President Steven Procopio says half deal with property taxes, including Amendment Nine, which would raise the income limit for a property tax assessment freeze from 100-thousand to 150-thousand dollars.
What’s old is new again. The second Will Wade era of LSU basketball tips off tonight as the Tigers head to McNeese for an exhibition game. All the proceeds from the trip to Lake Charles will go to the McNeese basketball program. Wade says he owes everything he has to the people of Lake Charles for sticking their necks out and saving his career by hiring him after he was fired by LSU in 2022.