If you’re planning on spending any significant time outside this week, you will want to take extra precautions. Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin says throughout much of the state, daytime highs will be in the upper 90s approaching 100, with overnight lows only getting down into the 70s. But the heat indexes will make it feel much hotter.
Cut 12 (11) “…and 110 degrees.”
A deadly shooting in broad daylight in Ponchatoula. Police Chief Bry (“bree”) Layrisson says it happened yesterday afternoon.
17-year-old Marvin Wells was killed in the drive-by shooting, and another 17-year-old boy and a 59-year-old man were injured. 18-year-old Julius Glass Jr., 17-year-old Kera Wolters and 16-year-old Ray Carter are charged with first-degree murder and other charges.
The Trump administration releases 28-million dollars in previously-withheld after-school grants for Louisiana. Michael Faulk, the executive director of the Louisiana School Superintendents Association, says this removes some of the uncertainty as a new school year approaches.
Cut 10 (10) “…in those programs.”
Southland Conference Football Media Day is today in San Antonio. Nicholls head coach Tommy Rybacki will lead the program for the first time this season after ten years as the Colonels’ defensive coordinator. Rybacki’s defense has consistently been one of the best in the Southland, and he’s looking to continue their success.
Nicholls opens the season August 23rd in Thibodaux against Incarnate Word in a game that will be nationally televised on ESPN2.