Two new reports say the demand for fossil fuels, like oil, will begin to decline in five years, because of the growth of solar and wind energy. But LSU economist Doctor Loren Scott doesn’t see a demise in the petroleum industry any time soon, because it fuels the needs for transportation…
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Risk-management company DNV forecasts in the year 2050 there will be a 50-50 split between fossil and non-fossil energy.

Three medical leaders are calling on the state legislature to raise the tobacco purchasing age to 21. The presidents of the Orleans and Jefferson Parish Medical Societies along with Smoking Cessation Trust CEO Mike Rodgers are behind the effort. Rodgers says raising the legal age from 18 to 21 could prevent thousands from smoking.
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There are six states who prohibit the purchase of tobacco products for those under the age of 21.

Westwego police say an alleged rape victim told investigators she bit her attacker’s genitals in effort to get out of a very difficult situation….
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That’s Lt. Eric Orlando who says 54-year-old John Patton was eventually arrested at the home where the attack occurred. Orlando says the woman also used a coffee table, when Patton used a knife to attack her.

The east coast is bracing for Hurricane Florence, which is a Category Four storm. There’s also Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Isaac. Isaac will make its way into the Caribbean later this week, but State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s way too early to determine if Isaac will reach the Gulf…
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Keim says there’s also tropical system in the Gulf that has a medium chance of developing into a tropical cyclone. The biggest threat to Louisiana is heavy rain.