A nationwide survey of small business owners finds that inflation continues to be a serious problem. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Today, carbon dioxide levels in the Earth’s atmosphere are the highest they’ve been in about 800 thousand years. An expert from LSU’s AgCenter says there’s something you can do that’s actually very easy. Marsanne Golsby has more.
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Nearly a third of small business owners nationwide say inflation is their single most important problem in operating their business. That’s a slight decrease from a previous survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Businesses. NFIB State Director Dawn McVea says inflation remains a serious challenge for small businesses
A consumer Price Index Report released this week showed annual price inflation hit eight-point-three percent in August, which was slightly down from July. McVea says the survey also shows small business owners have a dismal outlook when it comes to better business conditions over the next six months…
McVea says spending and plans to spend by small business owners remain historically weak and uncertainty remains high. She hopes 2022 can still end on a high note…
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Tropical Depression Number Seven formed in the Atlantic this morning. New Orleans National Weather Service Meteorologist Danielle Manning says it’s about 800 miles west of the Lesser Antilles. She says it’s expected to remain on a westward track and reach Haiti by Monday.
As far as Louisiana or even the Gulf of Mexico, Manning says right now it’s not a huge concern, but we should keep a watchful eye on Number Seven…
Compared to the last two hurricane seasons things are unusually calm for the Bayou State storm-wise. Manning says the Saharan Dust along with dry air over the Caribbean has made it more difficult to predict the season months in advance. Manning says it’s not time by any means to let your guard down.
Manning says it’s never too early to review your hurricane plans and have things prepared just in case.
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LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk Ballard is urging us to plant more trees to absorb greenhouse gasses. A single tree can pull 48 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere in one year. She says people in Louisiana tend to cut trees out of fear of hurricane damage.
Fast-growing trees that resist strong winds include Nutall oaks, river birch, and sycamores.
She says trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis and store it as carbon molecules in the plants’ wood, roots, and leaves.
Ballard says forested areas can be up to ten degrees cooler than cities because trees act as natural air conditioners.
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Ballard says trees that are even 60 feet away can help cool our homes.
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Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, College World Series Champion baseball coach Paul Mainieri and LSU’s all-time leading receiver Wendell Davis are going into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Chairman Doug Ireland says former LSU pitcher Paul Byrd and W-N-B-A all-star Alana Beard are also part of the class…
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Mainieri led the LSU Tigers to a national championship in 2009. Ireland says during 15 seasons at LSU, Mainieri won 641 games…
Ireland says Beard led Southwood High School in Shreveport to four consecutive state championships, the Duke Blue Devils to two Final Four apperances and she helped the Los Angeles Sparks win a WNBA title
The 2023 class will be enshrined on July 29th in Natchitoches.