The U-S House has passed a funding bill that contains 28-billion dollars in disaster relief funds that would go to states like Louisiana, but the measure also raises the 28-trillion dollar debt ceiling. The Senate is expected to block the legislation because Republicans do not want to raise the debt ceiling. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy…
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Senator John Kennedy says he’ll vote for the bill because he says his state needs the help.

A cold front has moved through Louisiana, creating cooler, breezy, and drier conditions. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
cut 8 (08) “….be glorious outside”
There are also no tropical threats for the Gulf of Mexico.

Entergy Louisiana customers can expect higher fees that will go towards paying for the rebuilding of the power distribution system following last year’s hurricanes. The utility provider is proposing a five-dollar surcharge for the next 15 years and Entergy Vice President of Regulatory and Public Affairs Mark Kleehammer told a legislative hearing that they expect a similar surcharge for Ida in the future…
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LSU football players have cooling fans in their helmets thanks to an invention by a tech startup company based in Baton Rouge called Tigeraire…
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Tigeraire CEO Jack Karavich says the Cyclone consists of dual blowers that fit between the padding inside a football helmet. A firm from Silicon Valley has made a major investment into Tigeraire.