The National Hurricane Center is watching the Gulf for the possible development of a tropical depression near Louisiana’s southeastern coast later this week. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says regardless of development, significant rainfall totals are expected, with widespread rainfall across south Louisiana on Thursday and Friday…
Southeast Louisiana is under a flood watch from tomorrow afternoon through late Friday night.
The EPA approves two State Implementation Plans aimed at reducing sulfur dioxide emissions. State Department of Environmental Quality administrator Jason Meyers says it’s a necessary first step when an EPA standard changes.
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As part of a month-long national campaign, the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is reminding drivers that speeding has deadly consequences. Greg Fischer with the LHSC says in 2023, speeding was a factor in almost 29-percent of all fatal crashes nationwide.
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And not just on interstates. In 2023, 83-percent of them in Louisiana happened on non-Interstate roadways.
LSU is expecting the return of some key contributors on both sides of the ball from injury. Linebacker Whit Weeks suffered a broken fibula and dislocated ankle in the Tigers’ New Year’s Eve bowl game versus Baylor. At SEC Media Days yesterday, he said he’d be good to go for camp.