A new partnership aims to expand career opportunities in Louisiana’s thriving maritime industry. David Grubb has more.
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And today’s cold temperatures are just the beginning of a frigid weekend in Louisiana. State climatologist Barry Keim says high temperatures will only be in the 40s today.
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Freeze warnings will continue throughout the morning and another freeze is expected next week

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Reinfections are now reported on the state health COVID dashboard. These are included in the total case count which surpassed one million this week since the pandemic began. State Health Officer Dr. JoeKanter says they’ve been tracking reinfections since they started but Omicron caused reinfections to surge.

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And temperatures will get down to the low-to-mid 20s in southeast Louisiana this weekend where strawberries are produced. But Tangipahoa Parish Associate Extension Agent Mary Helen Ferguson says producers are prepared for below-freezing temps…
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in addition to strawberries, the cold weather this weekend makes it hard for crawfish farmers to catch mudbugs that don’t grow in these temperatures.
LRN