Early voting for the November third election is underway. There is one statewide race on the ballot, the U-S Senate race between Republican Julia Letlow and Democrat Jamie Davis. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says while that’s the biggest office of the ballot, it’s the not the highest profile race…
Cut 10 (11) “…juicing their vote”
That’s in the fifth and sixth congressional district races. Go to geaux-vote-dot-com to see what’s on your ballot.
The drought is intensifying in Louisiana. That’s according to State Climatologist Jay Grymes who expects to see extreme drought and exceptional drought designations expand when the U-S Drought Monitor releases an update on Thursday. Grymes says above-normal temperatures are not helping the situation…
Cut 9 (13) “…even more”
Grymes says there is no significant rain in the forecast for the next seven to ten days.
LSU and the Louisiana Department of Transportation say they will get together to see how they can improve pedestrian safety along Nicholson Drive near Tigerland. This after an engaged couple from Jefferson Parish was struck and killed by a 20-year-old driver who was allegedly impaired. It’s a section of highway that does not have any lighting.
What was the response to the inaugural Love Our Waterways month in Louisiana? Andrew Greenstein has the numbers.