Southeastern Louisiana University will check Lake Maurepas’ ecosystem before a controversial project begins to inject greenhouse gas emissions deep beneath the lake. Marsanne Golsby has more…
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According to Walgreens’ flu tracker, Louisiana leads the country in cases. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Tomorrow, Southeastern Louisiana University will begin providing independent scientific monitoring of the Lake Maurepas ecosystem. The goal is to see where the lake stands before Air Products begins its project to inject captured carbon emissions into wells deep beneath the lake.
Dan McCarthy is the dean of Southeastern’s College of Science and Technology.
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McCarthy says they will monitor the health of fish, check the condition of the wetlands, and take water samples. He says in January, they will begin using sophisticated technology to continually upload data to the school’s computers.
McCarthy says that information will be public record, so anyone will be able to see it. Air Products is seeking permission to build a $4.5 billion “blue hydrogen” plant in Ascension Parish. Instead of sending the greenhouse gases from the plant into the air, the company proposes to inject C02 into wells beneath Lake Maurepas. The company has given Southeastern a grant to cover the costs of the monitoring.
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Air Products has said if it gets the permits, the earliest it would begin pumping C02 beneath the lake would be 2026.
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Louisiana shrimpers say their industry is in dire peril. They say rising fuel costs, lax testing of imports, and most of all, competition from foreign imports are the culprits. Acy Cooper is President of the Louisiana Shrimp Association.
Cooper says this more than two billion pounds imported shrimp is coming into U-S, a number that keeps rising. He says an estimated 1.6 billion pounds of shrimp are consumed each year by Americans.
Cooper says the imported shrimp is not only bad for the economy, but it’s also bad for consumers’ health. He cites a Consumer Reports study on shrimp safety.
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The federal government regulates seafood imports. Louisiana has a law requiring imported shrimp and crawfish to be labelled, but has no ability to stop the imports.
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Flu cases are on the rise across the country and according to Walgreens’ flu index, Louisiana is at the top of the list with cases. Dr. Glennis Gray with the Louisiana Office of Public Health says the last two years there was a dramatic decline in flu cases due to COVID restrictions but that’s changed this year.
An annual flu shot is recommended for those 6 months and older. LDH is holding several vaccine events where in addition to a flu shot you can get your COVID vaccine or booster also.
Gray encourages you to get your flu shot especially with the holidays coming up and after social events were discouraged the last two years the flu is certainly making a comeback.
Gray says that an annual flu shot reduces your chances of catching the flu by 40 to 60%, it also reduces severe symptoms and possible hospitalization.
An uptick in flu cases is also causing some local schools to close due to outbreaks and Gray says while the flu is being transmitted across the state, they are seeing spikes in heavily populated areas
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For a vaccine event near you visit LDH’s website or vaccines.gov
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LSU football coach Brian Kelly says he was surprised to see the fans rush the field following Saturday’s 45-20 come-from-behind victory over Ole Miss. Kelly says State Troopers told him the student section was spilling on to the field…
LSU was fined 250-thousand dollars by the SEC because it was the third time in recent history fans came onto the field following an LSU win. The last time they did it was in 2018 when the Tigers defeated Georgia.
Fines collected by the conference go into the SEC Post-Graduate Scholarship Fund.
Kelly says the win over previously unbeaten Ole Miss was a good win for his program, but didn’t think the students would celebrate by coming onto the field
You can bet LSU fans will rush the field if they beat sixth ranked Alabama on November 5th.