More than 100,000 customers lost electricity during a series of rolling blackouts on Sunday, but as of Monday morning, power had been fully restored across New Orleans, Jefferson Parish, and the Northshore by the evening and the mandatory outages have ended. We’re told the outages were done to prevent a bigger, longer blackout and keep the grid stable.
Today is Memorial Day, the unofficial start to summer. Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Charlton Meginley says it’s an important day as our country owes a debt of gratitude to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice, including more than 11-thousand Louisianans.
Cut 14 (12) “…we enjoy today.”
People are remembering Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson today as well. Robertson, famous for founding the Duck Commander hunting company, had battled multiple health conditions, including Alzheimer’s disease. The family made the announcement Sunday night on Instagram. Phil Robertson was 79 years old.
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The Louisiana Department of Health is responding to an overdose crisis in pregnant women with Project M.O.M, which stands for Maternal Overdose Mortality. According to LDH, accidental opioid overdose has been the leading cause of pregnancy-associated death in Louisiana since 2018.
MOM Program Director, Carrie Templeton says the goal of the program is to reduce pregnancy-associated overdose deaths by 80% within the next three years.
This is the time of year when termites rear their ugly heads. LSU entomology professor Aaron Ashbrook says even though you should leave termite treatment to the professionals, there are things you can do to protect your home from termites.
Cut 5 (10) “…survive and thrive.”