Louisiana leads the nation in early-season flu cases again this year. According to the CDC, Louisiana reported the highest flu activity nearing the ‘very high’ range. The Louisiana Department of Health reports high RSV activity as well, with an 18% test positivity rate. State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says many emergency room visits involve either flu, RSV, COVID-19, or a combination of these illnesses.
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Louisiana recorded its hottest November ever this year, with average temperatures soaring over eight degrees above normal, according to the National Weather Service. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the average temperature for November is 57-degrees..
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Number 13 will be returning to Baton Rouge next season. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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It would mean hundreds of millions of dollars in flood protection for Louisiana and the Water Resources Development Act is nearing final passage in Congress. Baton Rouge Republican Congressman Garret Graves the effect on flood projects in Livingston and Terrebonne and Lafourche.