What was Tropical Storm Arthur is dissipating this morning after making landfall in Texas about halfway between Corpus Christi and made a turn to the North. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says that turn is what changed things for Louisiana’s rain forecast.
Flash flood and tornado watches and warnings were issued overnight for parts of southeast Louisiana , Radar from one New Orleans TV station’s confirmed a tornado on the ground in the Houma-Ashland area overnight, detecting debris in the atmosphere there.
Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack has reviewed the financials of the state’s public-school districts, and he says most of them have the funds to support Governor Landry’s plan to cover the cost of a two-thousand-dollar stipend for teachers and a one-thousand-dollar stipend for school support workers.
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The next time you go to a fast food restaurant in Louisiana, be on your best behavior towards the employees, or else. Governor Landry signed the Behind The Counter Protection Act, which toughens penalties for those convicted of assaulting retail and service employees.
Cut 13 (07) “…lost their civility.”
The bill by Baton Rouge representative Dixon McMakin, goes into effect August 1st.
LSU and Hyundai Steel inked a Master Research Agreement in collaboration with its 5.8-billion-dollar steel mill scheduled to open in Ascension Parish in 2029. LSU Assistant Vice Chancellor of Research Partnerships Greg Trahan (truh-HAHN) says the agreement isn’t just for one project; it’s for all of them.