Get ready for another active hurricane season. NOAA is predicting an above-average season, with 13 to 19 named storms. Of them, they predict six to ten hurricanes, with three to five being major hurricanes – Category Three or higher. National Weather Service Director Ken Graham says even a storm that does not rise to the level of a major hurricane can still be very devastating.
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The number of storms for an average season is 14 and last year there were 18 named storms.
Attorney General Liz Murrill, along with state corrections officials completed a tour of the Orleans Parish Jail as the state looks at how it can prevent another jail break. Murrill says her office will spend the next several weeks looking at how to make the facility more secure, but she pointed out a quick fix and that’s not allowing construction materials to be used as weapons…
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Murrill says making sure they have the right locks and hinges on the doors is also a top priority.
A Senate bill that would prohibit schools that receive state funding from serving ultra-processed foods at lunch is now heading to the House floor after no one voted against the bill in House Health and Welfare. The bill’s author, Covington Senator Patrick McMath, says Louisiana is one of several states considering similar legislation and the goal is…
Cut 10 (10) “…alter the ingredients.”
McMath’s bill incentivizes food makers to eliminate toxins from school lunches. The legislation also requires a warning label on foods containing artificial colors, additives or banned chemicals. And it requires restaurants to notify customers if they cook or prepare foods using seed oils.
State lawmakers now have an additional 139-million dollars to spend next fiscal year. The Revenue Estimating Conference recognized the additional cash after hearing from economists who project the amount of revenue the state will collect after July 1st.