The Louisiana Public Service Commission has ordered utility companies to spread winter heating costs out over several months. When temperatures went below freezing in February for an extended period of time, utilities had to purchase more energy to meet customer demand. North Louisana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell says that has led to higher than normal power bills for many customers…
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Campbell says as a result of P-S-C’s order, customers will be given six to 12 months to pay those high winter bills.

The Greek Alphabet will no longer be used to name tropical storms after the season surpasses 21 named storms. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the World Meteorological Organization’s Hurricane Committee ditched the Greek alphabet for several reasons, the names are a distraction, the alphabet’s poor translation into other languages, and…
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A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the family of Tommie McGlothen, Jr, a black man who died after an altercation with Shreveport Police.
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Will the Superdome and college football stadiums be filled next fall as they would be pre-pandemic? Governor John Bel Edwards believes so…
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Edwards says for full stadiums to return, people need to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.