Twelve years after the worst oil spill in human history a new report by LSU coastal ecologists says fingerprints of the damage from the Deepwater Horizon spill can still be seen. Dr. Ed Overton says most of the spill has been degraded and what’s left are small quantities of chemical residues from oil molecules.
Congress is poised for a final vote on the $359-Billion Inflation Reduction Act, but Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says he’s voting “no.” He says it won’t reduce inflation and Americans are being asked to trust Congress and the White House to solve a problem that didn’t exist until they took power.
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According to the State Department of Education in the last five years truancy has risen 22 percent. Baton Rouge Area BESE member Ronnie Morris says a task force consisting of school leaders, law enforcement, state leaders, and even family support groups met last month with a goal of reducing the statewide truancy rate from 40-percent to 28-percent.
Louisiana shrimpers are struggling to make ends meet and Sea Grant Agent Kevin Savoie with the LSU Ag Center explains part of the problem for local shrimpers is due to the massive amounts of imported shrimp.
In order for Louisiana shrimpers to profit they are having to sell product themselves.