The Coast Guard is providing more details on the dramatic Wednesday night rescue of two helicopter crew members from the Gulf of Mexico. Three people were in the helicopter that was transferring them from an oil rig to Abbeville when it went down about 40 miles from Morgan City. Lt Commander Sean Di George says they put out a call for help from any boats that might be in the area.
Two were injured and one deceased.
Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says the USDA has agreed to purchase 25-million dollars’ worth of Gulf of Mexico shrimp. Graves says Louisiana’s shrimp industry has faced several hardships in a row, Hurricane Ida, unfair trade practices, and inflation. He says this is help for shrimpers right now, but not a permanent fix…
Cut 11 (07) “…disaster assistance.”
While Halloween is generally a fun holiday for both children and adults, it has the potential to be extremely dangerous for pets. President of the Louisiana Humane Society Jeff Dorson says to place candy out of the reach of pets, especially chocolate which can be toxic to dogs.
Cut 6 (07) “…some of them do.”
And make sure your pet’s id tags are up to date and they are wearing them incase they escape while you pass out candy.
Saturday night’s 800-million-dollar Powerball jackpot is now the second largest in the game’s history and fifth largest U.S. jackpot. Louisiana Lottery spokesman Dustin Annison says sales have definitely picked up.
Cut 7 (09) “…3 point 2 million.”
You have until Saturday night at 9pm to buy your ticket.