For a third consecutive year, a Category Four storm with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour hit the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Ian slammed to the southwestern coast of Florida yesterday and Louisiana Climatologist Barry Keim says the storm surge was significant in Fort Myers…
Up to 245 Louisiana National Guardsmen are deploying to Florida to aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Lt. Col. William Saint says they’re also providing two helicopters, two movement control teams, a horizontal engineer company, and light to medium truck support to the Sunshine State.
District 3 Congressional challenger Holden Hoggatt’s new campaign video is a straight-up parody of the Crimestoppers videos that helped make incumbent Congressman Clay Higgins well-known. In the video, called “Congressional Crimestoppers”, an actor wearing a deputy-like uniform imitates Higgins and calls the congressman out on his past; saying a fraud was elected to congress in 2016…:
Cut 7 (12) “…for 17 years.”
Higgins says he’s not paying attention to what his challengers are saying.
Tulane University has received a $5-million grant to turn crushed glass into sand for coastal restoration projects. Dr. Julie Albert says the project is called ReCoast. Over the next two years, the teams will do experimental coastal restoration projects