Which city is the fastest growing city in Louisiana? If you said Carencro, you’d be right. According to census data released last month, between July 1st, 2020, and July 1st, 2025, Carencro’s population grew by almost 42-percent, adding almost four-thousand people to a population that now tops 13-thousand. Mayor Charlotte Clavier (klah-vee-AAE) says many of those people are coming from coastal communities, where homeowners insurance is exponentially more expensive.
El Nino conditions have officially developed in the tropical Pacific, and weather experts say it will intensify, possibly into a Super El Nino. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the most immediate impact to Louisiana’s weather is the higher chances of a quiet hurricane season.
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The soaring price of everything is certainly forcing families to significantly tighten their belts this summer. Layne McDaniel with the Society of Louisiana CPAs says when you talk to your kids about these tough financial times, there’s no need to give too many complicated details to younger kids.
McDaniel says if your kids are older, that’s when you can more freely give them more details of exactly what’s going on.
West Monroe High School product Hayden Federico is heading to the College World Series with Ole Miss. The sophomore outfielder is the son of Louisiana Tech assistant coach Michael Federico, who says he doesn’t get the chance to watch him play often, so seeing him in Omaha will be special.