Are you a holder of the golden ticket, I’m referring to a ticket to the LSU-Texas game. According to StubHub it’s one of the hottest selling game tickets of the year. Partnerships and Business Development for Stubhub Adam Budelli says there’s less than 900 tickets left this morning, and he doesn’t expect that to last long.
Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says skyrocketing insurance costs threaten the state’s 13-billion dollar timber industry. Strain says in some cases insuring equipment has quadrupled in the last year. Strain would like to hear candidates in the fall elections give out plans on how they plan to lower insurance rates on commercial trucks.
The state is under a heat advisory today as temperatures will be in the upper 90s and could even hit the century mark in some areas. Record high temperatures have the potential of being tied or broken this weekend. Heat indexes will make it feel like it’s 105 to 110. You definitely want to keep it indoors as much as possible this weekend. Stay hydrated and look before you lock.
Today’s heat might be a hindrance for hunters and their dogs for the opening day of dove season. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries biologist Jeff Duguay (Do-gay) says a basic hunting license and HIP certificate are required to legally hunt doves and he says they have seen a decline in hunters over the years and there’s a couple of reasons why…
The heat however isn’t expected to affect the population of doves in the morning according to LDWF banding data.