The southern half of the state is under a Red Flag warning, which means conditions are conducive for rapid spread of wild fires, so outdoor burning is not advised. LRN Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin says the ground is dry and it will be breezy today…
Cut 21 (08) “…fire dangers today”
And the forecast calls for the dry weather to continue for the next week.
The Brusly Town Council votes to adopt digital siren technology. Through an app, drivers and pedestrians receive an alert when a police chase is nearby or could be coming through the area. It’s in response to a New Year’s eve crash involving a police cruiser that killed two teenage girls on New Year’s Eve 2022. The father of one of the victims, Jason Gill, hopes to implement this technology nationwide…
Cut 15 (07) “…push that through”
U-S Senator Bill Cassidy is holding a Louisiana Energy Security Summit in Baton Rouge today. Cassidy says more than 280 people have registered for the daylong event…
Cut 9 (13) “….listen to others”
Cassidy says during the summit they’ll discuss unfair trade practices, carbon capture and state exports.
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. In 2021, the CDC reported just under 20,000 deaths of children under a year old…
That’s Whitney Craig, Manager of Social Services at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge. Craig says they held a Wave of Light ceremony yesterday to remember all the babies that have died too soon.