The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reports an estimated 280 million fish were killed in inland waters due to Hurricane Ida. Brooke Thorington has more.
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For the first time since 2004, the LSU athletic department lost money. David Grubb has more.
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In addition to property damage, an estimated 280 million fish were killed in inland water in Louisiana due to Hurricane Ida. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Inland Fisheries Fish Kill Coordinator Robby Maxwell says while the numbers are alarming it’s a regular occurrence with storms.
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By comparison, an estimated 200 million were killed after Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Maxwell says the inland waters of the fish kill from Ida spanned 1.8 million acres. And from a storm in size similar to Ida, with Laura in 2020, Maxwell says they saw an area of about 9 million acres of fish kill.
Fish kills are a result of high winds and storm surges that create low-oxygen conditions. Maxwell reminds fishing enthusiasts that there are plenty of areas of the state that have fish and Louisiana will remain the Sportsman’s Paradise.
For more information about or to report fish kills to visit LDWF’s website.
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A 65-year-old Church Point woman becomes the 13th person to die from a home fire in Louisiana this year. State Fire Marshal’s Office spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says they are investigating the cause of the deadly blaze that took place this morning in the Acadia Parish town…
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Rodrigue says an official cause of the fire remains undetermined but they are looking at several potential causes including an electrical manufacturing related to house wiring…
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Rodrigue says the home also lacked working smoke detectors…
Rodrigue says Operation Save A Life can help provide a home with working smoke alarms. Go to the State Fire Marshal’s Office website for more information.
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The LSU athletic department lost money during the 2021 fiscal year. While revenues were down nearly $39 million, Tiger Rag-dot-com editor Adam Hunsucker says it could have been worse…
One of the most impacted areas was giving, as LSU saw a 52 percent decrease in donations to the athletic department. Hunsucker says that purse strings tightened during the pandemic, but boosters will be back.
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After several layoffs, pay reductions, and other staff and cost-cutting measures during the downturn, Hunsucker sees signs that LSU is regaining its financial strength.
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State Health Officer Doctor Joe Kanter says the Omicron surge has peaked in Louisiana, but there’s still a lot of COVID circulating in the state. But Kanter says the number of COVID cases will remain high for the next few weeks…
The Louisiana Health Department reported another 75-hundred new COVID cases today. The highest percentage of new cases is from northwest Louisiana, which is 16-percent. Statewide, nearly 20-percent of the new cases are among those 5 to 17.
Kanter says it will take a few weeks before we see significantly lower number of new daily COVID cases…
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Kanter says he’s optimistic the state is heading in the right direction in the fight against the Omicron variant…
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12th-ranked LSU takes on Arkansas tonight, looking to rebound after their one-point loss at Florida. The Razorbacks come in hot, having won three of four including back-to-back routs of Alabama and Mississippi State. Arkansas plays small and shoots a lot of threes, having made an SEC-high 177 this year. Tigers coach Kim Mulkey understands the challenge for her big frontcourt.