State Ag and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain is asking for the public’s help in finding the person who intentionally started the Tiger Island Fire, the largest wildfire in Louisiana history, in Beauregard Parish. Strain says the wildfire placed a lot of lives at risk and someone will be held liable.
If you have any information about the Tiger Island fire or any other arson-related wildfires call the Department of Ag, the State Fire Marshal, or local law enforcement.
A fatal shooting took place at the Brusly-Port Allen game during the opening weekend of football season on Friday night. Sergeant Landon Groger with the West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s during halftime, 18-year-old Jarrettin Jackson the Second shot 16-year-old Ja’Kobe Queen only a few feet away from a concession stand…
Queen was a student at Brusly High School. A 26-year-old woman was also shot in the arm.
Narcan, a drug used to reverse opioid overdoses, will be available without a prescription on Wednesday. LSU Health New Orleans Chief of Community and Population Medicine Dr. Benjamin Springgate admits he’s not sure if the over-the-counter availability of Narcan will make a dramatic difference.
Some health insurers will cover the cost, or a portion of it when it’s prescribed.
While crawfish season doesn’t begin until January, drought conditions could have an impact on the state’s $230 million dollar crawfish industry. LSU AgCenter Area Agent for crawfish production Todd Fontenot says producers are already flushing their fields to reduce cracking.
Much of Louisiana’s farmed crawfish is raised in rotation with rice. In those fields, water was drained off between early July and early August to facilitate rice harvest.