AAA anticipates this 4th of July weekend will see near record-breaking numbers of travelers take to the roads and skies. Matt Doyle has the story…
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New Iberia will throw a parade tonight to celebrate one of its own as pole vaulter Morgan LeLeux has qualified for the US Olympic team. LeLeux found out she made the team right before her last vault at the Olympic Trials in Oregon but once she finished. it was an emotional experience for her.
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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.
Aucoin says if you’re caught impaired while operating a vessel on the water it will also impact your driving privileges on the road.
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The first confirmed case of the Delta-plus coronavirus variant in Louisiana was discovered this week.
Delta-plus is thought to share the same highly transmissible qualities as the standard Delta variant while being even less easily neutralized by antibodies. Ochsner Health Research Scientist Amy Feehan…
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