The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals confirms the state’s second West Nile virus death this year. Medical Director for the Office of Public Health in central Louisiana, David Holcombe, says to protect yourself from West Nile, you must protect yourself from mosquitoes…:
CUT 14 (09) “mosquito repellent”
The first death was in Caddo Parish and this latest death was reported in the Capital Area region 2 which is around the Felicianas and West and East Baton Rouge Parish.

Gas prices kept falling over the weekend. The current statewide average for a gallon of regular in Louisiana is now $3.26 which is down almost 20 cents from this time last month.

And somebody won the Powerball Saturday night according to the Louisiana Lottery. A ticket worth $90 million was sold in Colorado. The prize goes back down to $40 million for Wednesday.

A crop duster crash in Iberia Parish has claimed the life of the pilot Sunday according to the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s office. They say 60-year-old Kenneth Squires of Jeanerette was found in a cane field at the crash site north of US 90 yesterday morning. He was pronounced dead on the scene according to Lieutenant Jeremy Kelley says Squires was a long-time pilot…:
CUT 12 (11) “type of work”
The FAA is investigating the crash.

Farmers across the state are beginning to harvest another rice crop. There was a phenomenal crop last year yielding a statewide average of 7,500 pounds per acre. LSU AgCenter Rice Specialist, Dr. Johnny Saichuck (SAY-chuck), says that won’t happen this year as 2013 was a special one for farmers…:
CUT 5 (06) “on everything”
He estimates this year’s yield to come in at around 6,500 pounds per acre.