New Orleans Representative Mandi Landry is in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention.Landry says Harris and running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz are normal people and they call Walz “Dad” because of his humor and principles…Cut 15 (12) “…a teacher.”
The DNC runs through Thursday, August 22nd.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is experiencing a lull this week due to the presence of dry, dusty air from the Sahara Desert, known as the Saharan Air Layer (SAL). This phenomenon, which occurs regularly during summer months, has drastically suppressed storm development in the tropical Atlantic. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says that good news for Louisiana…
Cut 3 (09) relatively quiet.”
The National Hurricane Center monitors the situation closely and Keim urges people to stay informed about potential developments in the coming weeks.
State lawmakers are looking for ways to reduce auto rates after Marketwatch.com crowned Louisiana the state with the highest full-coverage car insurance rates last week. House Speaker Phillip DeVillier says legislators are trying to figure out why Louisiana is an outlier in auto insurance rates…
Five legislative committees are meeting monthly about the insurance crisis and to prepare for a possible special session.
The Council for A Better Louisiana (CABL, pronounced cable) says the state is making progress on less than half of the 35 indicators for wellbeing, and trending slightly downwards from last year. CABL president Barry Erwin says one problem area is health and wellness…