National Fire Prevention Week is being marked in Louisiana through Saturday and officials are noting the importance of having working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. More from Dave Brannen.
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The Powerball drawing tonight has already made the record books and is poised to break more records. Brooke Thorington explains.
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Louisiana is taking part in National Fire Prevention Week through this Saturday. Ashley Rodrique with the State Fire Marshal’s Office says the theme this year is to “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety” such as when a smoke alarm goes off.
Statistics from 2020 show there were 77 fire-related deaths and only about a dozen structures had working smoke alarms.
As Louisiana marks National Fire Prevention Week, Rodrigue also says the State Fire Marshal’s Office is stressing that residents have a working carbon monoxide detector in the home, noting that the fumes are odorless.
She says a carbon monoxide alarm involves four continuous loud beeps and that you should open doors and windows, leave your residence, and call 911.
The improper placement of generators during hurricanes or power outages has been among the issues involving carbon monoxide poisoning, sometimes resulting in deaths. Rodrique notes that’s just one of the reasons to have an operating CO alarm in your home.
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Some CO alarms are combined with smoke alarms and it’s important to keep them working properly, with a single chirp every 30 to 60 seconds meaning the battery needs to be changed and that the alarms need to be changed every ten years.
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It’s been early June since a Powerball Jackpot was won and tonight’s drawing could be significant for a ticketholder if their numbers are drawn and for the lottery, if it isn’t. Louisiana Lottery Spokesperson Kim Chopin says the jackpot is at $685.5-million.
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Chopin says there’s been no other jackpot that’s rolled this many times without a winner for Powerball.
It could also be the first time a Monday night Powerball-winning ticket is ever drawn. On August 23rd the multistate lottery added a third night in addition to Wednesday and Saturday nights. Chopin says that’s added even more rollovers to the game in a short time, but ticket buyers in the Pelican State are plentiful.
Chopin is hopeful the winning Powerball numbers will be drawn tonight for a ticketholder in Louisana because it’s been three years since the state has had one, but Louisiana has proved to be lucky in the past with 17 Powerball Jackpot winners.
She also says don’t toss your ticket in the trash too quickly if you don’t hit all six numbers. Chopin says there are prizes for choosing just the Powerball Number.
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Houma Representative Tanner Magee says the state launched its own sheltering assistance program today as it could be until November before FEMA sets up trailers on the property of homes that are severely damaged by Hurricane Ida. Magee says this state-run program will get trailers to hard-hit areas much sooner
Magee says a website has been set up at ida-sheltering-la.com. He says if the trailer can’t fit on the property of a person’s home, they are looking at two sites in Terrebonne Parish to set up dozens of mobile homes. He says the actual structure for the temporary housing could vary
Magee has been pushing the need for temporary housing in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes and says the state’s sheltering program is a good first step. He says it’s heartbreaking to see how some hurricane victims are living after Ida destroyed their home…
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It was a tough weekend for Louisiana’s two most popular football teams as LSU and the Saints both lost at home. The Bayou Bengals lost to Auburn on Saturday for the first time in Tiger Stadium since 1999. Coach Ed Orgeron says several aspects of their game have to improve
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The Saints had an eleven-point lead with 12 minutes left, but lost to the Giants 27-21 in overtime. Linebacker Demario Davis says they couldn’t get that one-stop they needed in the fourth quarter and O-T…
The loss drops the Saints record to 2-and-2. Coach Sean Payton says it’s a game they will never get back. Quarterback Jameis Winston says they have to learn from this defeat…