A tropical storm warning is in effect for coastal Louisiana all the way to the Alabama-Florida line. The disturbance in the Gulf is expected to bring several inches of rainfall and is on track to reach the north-central Gulf Coast by late Friday early Saturday. National Weather Service forecaster Meghan Williams…
A threat for tornados should begin Friday afternoon across coastal Louisiana.
Governor Edwards announces 136-million dollars in federal hazard mitigation money will go to parishes impacted by hurricanes Laura and Delta. But the funds require a 25-percent match from local governments. Edwards hopes Congress will pass a hurricane disaster recovery bill to provide the 25-percent match…
Governor Edwards agrees to withdraw the state from federally enhanced unemployment benefits by July 31st. National Federation of Independent Business State Director Dawn McVae says this will help stabilize the state unemployment trust fund that went bankrupt as a result of COVID.
The federal program is set to expire September 6th. Louisiana will also increase weekly unemployment benefits by $28 in 2022.
The legislature is backing a study to find out what happens to oyster shells once you shuck ‘em and chuck ‘em. Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana Policy director Emily Vuxton says the shells can be used to help rebuild reefs to harvest oysters in the future…
She fears most restaurants don’t participate in recycling programs of the shells.