Tomorrow, Southeastern Louisiana University will provide monitoring of Lake Maurepas’ (more ah paws). Dean of the College of Science and Technology Dan McCarthy says while AirProducts is seeking permission to store carbon dioxide beneath the lake, the company has given Southeastern a grant to cover monitoring costs.
Cut 5 (05) “..for permitting.”
If AirProducts is granted permits, the earliest it would begin pumping C02 beneath the lake is 2026.
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.
Louisiana shrimpers say their industry is in dire peril. Rising fuel costs, lax testing of imports, and foreign imports are all culprits. President of the Louisiana Shrimp Association Acy Cooper says the feds regulate seafood imports and while Louisiana has a law requiring imported shrimp and crawfish be labeled, the state has no ability to stop the imports.
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 onto the field…
Cut 12 (09) “…that bad”
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.