An unsettled and intense story system has started to make its way through Louisiana. Much of the state is under an enhanced risk for severe weather, which is why many schools and government offices are closed. There’s the threat of a tornado outbreak and state climatologist Barry Keim says this is the time of the year when we see severe weather…
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The northern half of Louisiana is under a flash flood watch and so is a portion of southeast Louisiana.
Texas A&M Athletic Director Scott Woodward has been tapped to replaced LSU AD Joe Alleva.
This wraps up a wild week for the school that saw basketball coach Will Wade’s suspension lifted, and a long time AD axed. Glen Guilbeau with the USA Today Network says Alleva was not a popular figure in the program, and it’s remarkable he stuck around for over ten years.
Nola.com reports the hire was made less than an hour after it was announced that Alleva was set to “transition” into a new role at the school while his contract runs for another year.
At the Capitol there’s a bill being introduced to guarantee all Louisianans 12 weeks of paid family or medical illness leave. Louisiana Families First is beginning a statewide effort to push support for the proposal. While it would functionally be an income tax increase of about a quarter of a percent on most workers, Caitlin Berni with Berni Consulting, she says 82 percent of those polled were on board.
The bill is being sponsored by New Orleans Senator JP Morrell.
It’s Easter this weekend and it’s also a popular time of the year when people give rabbits as gifts. The Louisiana SPCA says an average of 60 pet rabbits are turned over to shelters following the Easter holiday from owners with buyer’s remorse. SPCA spokesperson Rebecca Melanson says each year, in addition to rabbits that are turned into shelters, some people even try release rabbits in the wild in an effort to relinquish ownership.
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The average lifespan of a rabbit is 10-12 years.