Despite an eight percent decline last year Louisiana remains the state with the highest murder rate. LSU Health New Orleans Criminologist Peter Sharf says the murder rate decline we did see is largely thanks to an 8 percent drop in the Crescent City.
But 2019’s murder rate decrease may be more substantial as Sharf says New Orleans appears set to see a nearly 30 percent drop in murders this year.
Last month was the warmest September on record for the state dating back to 1895. State climatologist Barry Keim says a city by city breakdown further illustrates just how brutal the past month has been for state residents.
Cut 10 (13) “…state wide phenomena.”
Keim credits the heat spike to a lack of cold front activity.
Starting in 2023 California college student-athletes will be allowed to hire agents and make money from the use of their image, name or likeness as the result of a new law signed by their governor. LSU QB Joe Burrow says it will be interesting to see if it sways recruits, but he’s unsure if it would have influenced his decision in recruiting.
California is the first state to pass a law that defies the NCAA’s stance on compensation for amateur athletes.
Ruston’s recovery from last April’s deadly EF-3 tornado has stalled due to the wait for FEMA assistance reimbursement. The city owns its own power distribution and dipped into reserve funds to restore electricity within four days. Mayor Ronny Walker says because of that they were able to get the lights on much faster than anticipated.