Does cleaner air lead to more and stronger hurricanes? New data from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration says there IS a link. State Climatologist Barry Keim says pollution blocks the sun’s rays and, in heavily pollutes coastal areas of the world, it leads to cooler sea surface temperatures and as a result fewer storms…:

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A bill that would let Louisiana colleges and boosters of their athletic programs pay student athletes as part of Name, Image & Likeness deals continues to move through the state legislature. Speaking for the measure, LSU’s NIL department head Taylor Jacobs says the intent of the bill is not to allow a booster to pay a student athlete as a recruiting inducement…:

CUT 13  (13)        “…image & likeness deal.”

A House resolution to block a rule requiring students 16 and older from having to show proof of a COVID shot to attend class is defeated in the Senate Health & Welfare Committee. Jeff Palermo has the story…:

CUT 01  (31)        “…Jeff Palermo.”

Three former Louisiana State Police troopers are charged with battery; accused of beating a black motorist after a high speed chase. This is not the case of Ronald Greene from 2019, but rather the arrest of Antonio Harris in Franklin Parish in 2020. Some of the troopers boasted of the beating in text messages.