Saturday is the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane season and NOAA has predicted it will be the most active on record. National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan says it doesn’t necessarily take a major hurricane making landfall to have major impacts on both lives and property…
NOAA is predicting up to 25 named storms, as many as 13 hurricanes, and four to seven to be major.
The Gator Scholarship Program received final passage in the Senate Thursday. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says while it’s a win for the governor, a watered-down version of the original bill is what passed.
Synthetic rubber manufacturer Denka says it will be forced to shut down its Reserve plant if EPA restrictions aren’t relaxed. The EPA shortened their deadline to reduce emissions from two years to 90 days. Louisiana Chemical Association President Greg Bowser believes it’s more political as opposed to a danger to nearby communities.
Local advocacy group Rise St. James says Denka is poisoning people in Reserve and celebrates the potential closure. Denka says they would have no choice but to shut the plant down if forced to adhere to the reduced deadline.