New Iberia will hold a parade tonight in honor of pole vaulter Morgan LeLeux, who has made the U.S. Olympic team. Taylor Sharp has the story.
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It’s called Operation Dry Water and it’s the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries campaign to keep impaired boaters off the water. Boating Education Coordinator Lt Dean Aucoin with LDWF says alcohol is the leading known contributing factor in fatal boating incidents.
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AAA estimates 47.7 million Americans will travel for the 4th of July weekend, a 40 percent increase from last year.
AAA analyst Don Redman says The travel record was set in 2019, and this year’s numbers are expected to only be 2.5 percent lower than that all-time-high. Air travel is also up 164 percent compared to last year but the overall share of air travelers compared to automobile travelers is still below average.
91 percent of those travelers will go by automobile and Redman says that demand is driving gas prices through the roof. Across the Gulf south prices are averaging a few cents under 2.80 a gallon…
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Former Louisiana Lt Governor Jimmy Fitzmorris has passed at the age of 99. He was Lt. Governor during Edwin Edwards first two terms as governor. Fitzmorris was also a New Orleans city councilman in the 1950’s and 60’s.