Louisiana residents living in 337 and 504 area codes will soon have to dial 10 digits when making all phone calls. It is part of the FCC’s transition to enable 988 to be used to reach the Suicide Prevention Lifeline. For a few months, calls made with seven digits will continue to go through but will have to be placed with 10-digits on Oct. 24th going forward.
AccuWeather releases predictions for the 2021 hurricane season and we’re in store for another above-average season in the Atlantic. They are calling for 16 to 20 named storms and expect 7 to 10 to become hurricanes. Three to five of those to be major hurricanes. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
Keim says the already above-average water temps in the Atlantic are a factor in the higher number of storms predicted for 2021.
Oil City Representative Danny McCormick introduces legislation that will make employers civilly liable if they force an employee to take a vaccine and that employee suffers health impacts.
McCormick’s bill also holds companies liable if they force you to be vaccinated to use their services, for example, to fly on a plane or buy groceries.