If you’re still hoping to have a federally-paid-for Blue Roof installed on your Ida-damaged home the deadline for taking part in the program is just hours away.
Cut 1 (35) “…I’m Dave Brannen”
With LSU coming off back-to-back losses and a 3-3 record there are talks to buy out Coach Ed Orgeron’s contract. He’s the second-highest-paid coach behind Nick Saban. To buy out his contract USA Today estimates a cost of more than 17-million.
If your vehicle has all the new bells and whistles like automatic emergency braking and lane-keeping assistance, AAA warns those safety features fail 35-percent of the time in the rain. AAA spokesperson Don Redman says they are also seeing more drivers trust these features to warn them of dangers on the road while they focus their attention on their phones instead.
Cut 8 (08) “…in crashes.”Area codes 504 and 337 will sone have to dial all ten digits when calling out, even for local calls beginning October 24th. Paloma Perez with the FCC says the change is to accommodate a national 3-digit suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. What about Louisiana’s other area codes? Pereza says they do not have any dialing conflicts.
Cut 11 (06) “…start with 9-8-8.”
The hotline will go live in July.