NOAA will give an update this morning on the current Atlantic Hurricane Season and if their earlier predictions remain on track. Brooke Thorington has more from a local climatologist.
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Today in Baton Rouge, the first-ever Louisiana School Safety Summit. Kevin Gallagher has more on what it’s all about…:
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The Gulf of Mexico’s infamous dead zone is much smaller than usual this year, that ought to be good news for shrimpers but is it? Marsanne Golsby has more.
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This morning NOAA will issue its yearly August update to the Atlantic Hurricane season and even though it’s been quiet so far, State Climatologist Barry Keim says he doesn’t expect their update to differ greatly from the original of 14 to 21 named storms, in which six to 10 would be major hurricanes.
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Keim believes there’s every expectation that 2022 will still be an above-average hurricane season despite how quiet it’s been so far.
Above average sea temperatures coupled with a La Nina, tend to create a busy hurricane season. Keim says both are in place and it’s too early to let our guard down just yet. He says traditionally the busiest part of the season runs from mid-August until the first week of October.
NOAA will give their update at 10 AM.
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State Education leaders and the Louisiana State Police will host the state’s first-ever School Safety Summit in Baton Rouge today. Education superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley says this is an important event about a very serious topic: keeping kids safe while at school…:
The summit will bring together school system leaders from all over the state…plus state and local law enforcement, government agencies, mental health providers, and more to discuss best practices for school safety and dealing with emergencies. Brumley says in over 70 percent of school violence incidents, a student knew something was amiss but told no one…:
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Brumley says there needs to be talk of how to best control who gets in during school hours…:
The School Safety Summit is today at the Baton Rouge River Center.
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Surprising news about the Gulf of Mexico’s infamous dead zone. It’s much smaller than usual. LSU ecologist Nancy Rabalais:
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She says it’s smaller because the Mississippi River’s flow rate is slower than usual. The river carries agricultural runoff that smothers the oxygen that fish need.
Rabalais says the key to reducing the Gulf’s dead zone is to reduce runoff from upstream farms:
Rabalais says the dead zone makes it harder for shrimpers:
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The SafeSchools Louisiana app has been deployed to more than 500 schools across the state. Crimestoppers President Darlene Cusanza says the app gives students and parents a way to anonymously report on-campus concerns, like guns, fights, drugs, or even potential self-harm. She says the whole idea is to be preventative.
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Cusanza says when a threat is reported it’s a team approach with local law enforcement and school leaders.
When using the SafeSchools Louisiana app, which is free to download, you look up the city where the school is located and follow the prompts. Cusanza says it asks you what you need to report and how you know the information.
If your school isn’t partnered with the app, Cusanza says school leaders should reach out to Crimestoppers to have their school trained and added to the system.
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After missing the first six days of training camp, Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu has finally joined his teammates at training camp. Mathieu attending to a family matter and head coach Dennis Allen says his time away shouldn’t hurt his ability to pick up the defense…
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Several guys have stood out during the first few days of training camp. One guy that keeps getting compliments is guard Cesar Ruiz the latest came from veteran guard Andrus Peat…
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The battle for starting quarterback at Louisiana Tech is officially underway as the Bulldogs held their first practice of preseason camp yesterday. First-year head coach Sonny Cumbie says Matthew Downing and Parker McNeil are the two with the most experience, but that doesn’t mean others can’t get into it…
Cumbie says as he watches the quarterback battle unfold it’s important that the Q-Bs just focus on their performance…
Cumbie says the linebackers moved around well during the first practice…