Isaias does not look like a problem for Louisiana as the National Hurricane Center’s official forecast track continues to shift father to the east. The latest update has the storm now making landfall Friday night or Saturday morning near the Alabama-Florida state line. National Weather Service Meteorologist Phil Grigsby says conditions in the gulf are pushing the storm away from Louisiana…
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But Isaias is expected to develop into a hurricane, possibly a strong Category two storm before weaking to a Category one storm before landfall.
An economic forecast projects Louisiana to add 55-thousand jobs over the next two years. Lake Charles is expected to have the highest percentage growth over the next two years, adding about six-thousand jobs. Dr. Loren Scott, who put this forecast together, says the big number in Lake Charles is almost exclusively due to three new LNG export facilities – two in Cameron Parish and another just south of Sulphur.
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The Department of Children and Family Services is revamping foster caregiver training and certification by launching HomeReady. Secretary Rebecca Harris says with more than seven-thousand children in foster care, the state needed a better way for prospective foster parents to get certified.
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Homeready gives prospective caregivers a single, user-friendly system ti complete applications, access required training, upload documents and track their progress. The online platform officially launched today on DCFS’s website.
Those with fortified roofs may see their homeowner’s insurance discounts disappear several years from now. That’s because the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety is expected to change the way it designates roofs, certifying them as fortified for only 15 years. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says without the fortified certification, insurance companies would no longer offer premium discounts for fortified roofs.
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Temple says exposure to the severe weather that Louisiana is prone to, will degrade a roof.