Governor Jeff Landry is expected to sign the new Congressional district map approved by lawmakers. Jeff Palermo reports the new map makes it harder for Republican Garret Graves to get re-elected this year…
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Houma Thibodaux is morning the loss of Biship Mario Dorsonville who passed away Friday at a hospital in Kenner after complications related to recent health issues he had been battling. Dorsonville has served as bishop for the Diocese of Houma Thibodaux since 2023 when he came to the area after serving as auxiliary bishop for the Washington DC Archdiocese. Dorsonvillle was born in Bogata, Colombia, coming to the US in 1992 and briefly returning to service in Colombia in the mid-1990s. He was 63.
A wet week is coming up for the Bayou State. Most of Northwest Louisiana is under a flood watch from Tuesday morning through Wednesday. LRN meteorologist Bill Jacquemin says rainfall totals could be between four and eight inches through the week, possibility higher.
After last week’s deep freeze, chances are your lawn isn’t as attractive as it used to be, and you might be tempted to prune away unsightly foliage. LSU Ag Center Horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard says not to because the damaged leaves will protect the plants from the next freeze.