A new statewide political action committee has been formed to support law enforcement officers. Executive director of Louisiana law enforcement PAC says one issue they plan to address is police officer recruiting. He says many agencies are reporting a decline in applicants…
cut 15 (10) “…way too much lately”

Louisiana has reported its first death from the West Nile virus this year. A 71-year-old Alexandria man died from West Nile after first complaining about flu symptoms. There’s been 19 human cases of West Nile in Louisiana this year. Doctor David Holcombe, with the state office of public health, says we could be looking at a more active season this year…
cut 12 (08) “…than last”

LSU oceanographer Mark Benfield has determined the Gulf of Mexico is home to the highest concentrations of microplastic in the world. The plastic is small, about the size of a Mardi Gras bead down to the microscopic level. Benfield says they’re concerned the plastic is being consumed by marine life. That’s a problem because chemicals can stick to the surface of plastic….
cut 6 (10) “….into the animal”
Benfield says they believe the Mississippi River draining into the Gulf has brought a lot plastic into that body of water.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Doctor Ben Carson will be in Livingston Parish this afternoon to tour a Denham Springs neighborhood that continues to recover from last year’s historic flood. He’ll be joined by Governor John Bel Edwards and US Senator John Kennedy and Congressman Garret Graves.