The hot and humid temperatures continue for the Bayou State this afternoon and into the weekend. State Climatologist Barry Keim says a week high pressure across the northern Gulf of Mexico continues to pump warm air into the state but the high pressure is also limiting cloud coverage and thunderstorm activity.
He says if you have outdoor plans for the weekend you might want to move them indoors or at least to the early morning hours of the day and stay hydrated.
President Joe Biden has signed Senator Kennedy’s DUMP Opioids act into law. Kennedy says the bill provides individuals who are in possession of Opioids a safe and effective way of eliminating them. Kennedy says Opioid deaths have increased in Louisiana over the past 18 months and his bill is set to help prevent further deaths…
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SEC Presidents have unanimously voted to extend an invitation to both Texas and Oklahoma, Tony Barnhart with the SEC Network and TMG Sports says the league made a smart decision. Taylor Sharp has the story.
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The state reports 53-hundred new COVID-19 cases today and 31 additional fatalities.