It will provide Louisiana with hundreds of millions of dollars in flood and now the Water Resources Development Act is near final passage in DC. Baton Rouge Congressman Garrett Graves says it will mean improvements to wastewater infrastructure from Baton Rouge to Ascension and beyond. Graves’ term in office ends at the end of the year.
Cut 9 (07) “…jam things through.”
It was the hottest November on record for Louisiana this year. According to the National Weather Service, our average temperature was more than eight degrees above normal. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says Louisiana saw more fronts than usual, but they just weren’t that cold.
Cut 6 (11) “…or even Siberia.”
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He’s coming back. LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier posted a video on his social media pages to announce that he’s returning next season for his final year of eligibility.
Nussmeier led the Tigers to an 8-and-4 regular season, and they will be facing Baylor in the Texas Bowl on New Year’s Eve.
For the second year in a row, Louisiana leads the nation in early-season flu cases. Vaccination is still and option and can help reduce the severity and spread of the flu. State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says other preventive measures, including handwashing, covering coughs, staying home when ill, and getting a flu shot, remain critical.