Cloudy conditions will make it difficult to see the solar eclipse today. Meteorologist Ryan Gallagher has more.
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It’s eclipse day, and in Louisiana, the moon will begin to eclipse the sun around 12:30, be at its maximum close to 1:45, and end at three. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Improving the state’s insurance market and providing school choice are the main themes of this 2024 regular session. Jeanne Burns has the story…
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Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields’ campaign finance report shows he’s raised more than 600 thousand dollars since he announced in January he would run the newly created 6th congressional district seat, which now stretches from Baton Rouge to Shreveport. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says Fields is off to a good start with finances…
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Fields is planning to challenge Congressman Garret Graves in November. The Baton Rouge Republican reported $3.8 million in cash on hand at the end of 2023. Hogan says Graves might be able to out-fund raise Fields, but the sixth district is now a majority-minority district..
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Hogans says the campaign finance report shows that out of the 601-thousand dollars raised, 564-thousand came from individuals…
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A federal court hearing is scheduled for today and tomorrow to hear arguments on the legality of the new Congressional map. Graves believes the map will be tossed out because state lawmakers solely considered race when drawing the map
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Today’s the big day for the highly anticipated total solar eclipse that will be visible in North America. Even though cloudy weather is expected to decrease the view in Louisiana, LSU Planetary Astrophysicist Dr. Natalie Hinkel says it’s definitely worth stepping outside to see how the moon blocking the sun affects the Earth.
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Animals even react to a total solar eclipse. Hinkel says crickets have been known to emerge because they think it’s nighttime and livestock often show signs of anxiety.
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And it’s not just animals that react to a total solar eclipse, Hinkel says the weather is also impacted.
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Ophthalmologists remind you to never look directly at the eclipse, even a partial view of one without proper eclipse glasses. Doing so can cause permanent eye damage.
You can also safely view the eclipse by visiting science.nasa.gov.
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The probability of viewing the eclipse isn’t ideal in Louisiana thanks to cloud cover. LSU Climatologist Barry Keim says conditions are very unstable right now, with a front to our north and west…
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Keim says hopefully when the eclipse gets as close to totality, around 1:45, there will be a little break in the clouds.
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The northwest corner of the state is under a flash flood watch from Monday afternoon through Wednesday morning as multiple rounds of heavy rainfall is expected. Keim says there’s the potential for five inches of rain or more
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A month into the regular session and legislation seeking to improve the state’s insurance market and giving parents more options to educate their children are moving through the process with few hiccups. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Governor Jeff Landry and GOP lawmakers ran on these issues in the fall…
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The full House is scheduled to vote on the E-S-A bill today. It would provide thousands of dollars to families regardless of their income the ability to tap into state dollars to send their children to private school. Pinsonat says there’s opposition to doing this…
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Pinsonat says when it comes to insurance reform, Republican lawmakers are seeking to make changes to reduce the number of lawsuits. Opponents say it will just pad the profits of insurance companies. He says tort reform and ESAs are on the front burner of this session
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The LSU women’s basketball team has taken heat for not being on the court for the national anthem, but the football team has not been present for the anthem in decades. AD Scott Woodward says they’ll review their processes. Governor Landry is calling for college teams to be present for the anthem. Tigers football coach Brian Kelly says they will do whatever the administration wants…
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Suspended LSU running back Trey Holly no longer faces an attempted second-degree murder charge. A Union Parish Grand jury didn’t find enough evidence to indict him on attempted murder for a shooting in Farmerville on February 15th. Holly still faces a charge of illegal use of a weapon or dangerous instrumentality. Kelly says the case could be resolved soon.
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The spring game is this Saturday at Tiger Stadium. Kelly says they’ve worked hard at improving the running game. Kelly has also been impressed with the development of receiver Kyren Lacy and likes what he is seeing from defensive back Major Burns, who is playing at nickel back
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After dropping another conference series, the LSU baseball team is now 3-and-9 in SEC play. Vanderbilt took two of three from the Tigers and won the series on Saturday with a 13-3 win in eight innings. Coach Jay Johnson on what’s wrong with LSU’s pitching
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LSU’s bullpen has struggled. Griffin Herring has shown to be the lone pitcher out of the pen that’s been really effective. Johnson had to use Herring on Thursday to make sure Vanderbilt didn’t come back from a nine-to-nothing deficit. Johnson didn’t expect LSU to struggle as much as they have with pitching…
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