The House approved a measure to double the fine for not wearing a seatbelt. The fines would go up to $50 for a first offense, then to $75 for additional offenses. New Orleans Representative Walt Leger says this increase will save both money and lives.
The bill now heads to the Senate.
A proposal that would prevent the removal of confederate monuments dies in a House committee. Shreveport Representative Sam Jenkins opposed the bill because it would not allow local governments to decide what they want to do with their own property.
The 7-7 vote was not enough to get the bill out of committee.
The first test to burn M6 propellant has been successfully conducted by the Louisiana National Guard at Camp Minden in Webster Parish. Colonel Pete Schneider says they’re safely monitoring the system to ensure the 15 million pounds of explosives are safely burned. He says EPA standards must be met throughout the disposal process.
Camp Minden took control of the M6 in 2012 after the propellant started randomly exploding because it was illegally stored.
According to the forecast team at Colorado State University, the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane season should be near-average. Research scientist Phil Klotzbach says their next forecast will be out the day hurricane season begins on June 1st. He says the probability of a major hurricane, which is cat 3-5, hitting the Gulf Coast is about 30%…: