7:30 LRN Newscast

It’s been one year since Hurricane Ida made landfall – devastating Lafourche Parish. Kevin Gallagher reports on the parish’s recovery…:
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The tropics are showing signs of heating up. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring four areas for possible development, but none of them pose a real threat to Louisiana. Tropical Storm Danielle has a good chance of developing later in the week in the central Atlantic, however at this time the broad area of low pressure is not a threat to land.

It was 17 years ago today, Hurricane Katrina brought devastating flooding that left New Orleans mostly under water. And while the city has rebuilt, filmmaker Edward Buckles says the emotional well-being of the children who lived Katrina and lost their homes, sense of community, and security, for many, remains adrift. Buckles believes much of the crime happening in New Orleans can be traced back to Katrina…
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Buckles was 13 years old during Katrina and he says for himself and others in the film, it was therapeutic to finally talk about their experience.

LSU Ag Center Entomologist Aaron Ashbrook says the consistent rainfall this summer has led a bigger Love Bug population. Love Bugs can damage the paint on your vehicle if you drive through a large swarm, but they are an important part of the food chain…
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Ashbrook says love bugs will mate for 12 hours and the female can lay an egg mass that has 100 to 350 larvae.