The Louisiana Peach Festival begins today and there are plans to create the worlds largest peach cobbler. Emelie Gunn has more on how they made the big cobbler…
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Two events benefiting Governor Bobby Jindal’s presidential campaign, that involve some pretty big names, will take place in Baton Rouge Saturday. Scott Carwile has more…
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As temperatures continue to rise this summer it’s a good idea to remember your pets require special care to avoid heatstroke. Michelle Southern reports…:
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The 65th Annual Louisiana Peach Festival begins today and there are hopes to make a little history. Festival Organizer Brandon Sutherland says they plan to set a Guinness World Record for the largest peach cobbler.
Sutherland says it’ll take over 800 pounds of peaches to create the cobbler. He says businesses all over Ruston donated ingredients and materials to achieve the goal.
Sutherland says festival goers will be able to get a taste of the worlds largest peach cobbler. He says there will be no charge for a piece, but there will be a donation bucket.
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Two events benefiting Governor Bobby Jindal’s presidential campaign, that involve big names like Tom Benson, Les Miles, and Sean Payton, will take place in Baton Rouge Saturday. First there will be a fundraising event at a local hotel, hosted by Benson, shipbuilder Boysie Bollinger, former Congressman Bob Livingston and others. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it’s not a surprise that Jindal would begin raising funds for his campaign in Louisiana…
The second is an invitation only event at the Governor’s Mansion featuring honorary hosts LSU head football coach Les Miles and Saints head coach Sean Payton. Pinsonat says these events are a smart way for Jindal to begin his campaign…
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But he says the governor will have to raise a lot of money from a lot of different places to be competitive in this race. Pinsonat says this is probably Jindal’s best and last chance to raise money in Louisiana…
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As temperatures continue to rise this summer it’s a good idea to remember your pets require special care to avoid heatstroke. The LSU Veterinary School says they have already seen two fatal cases of heatstroke this month. Associate professor and veterinarian Dr. Kirk Ryan dogs can’t tolerate scorching temperatures and extreme exercise..:
Ryan says dogs cannot tell us when they feel hot, so it’s our responsibility to ensure that our pets have sufficient shelter from the sun. He says one of the most important things you can do is always make sure your pet has plenty of water…:
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Ryan says puppies, kittens, older dogs and cats and animals with short snouts or muzzles such as pugs and bulldogs are at increased risk. He says heatstroke is an absolute emergency and needs to be treated immediately by cooling off with a water hose and going to a vet…:
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Former NFL stars headline the 2015 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame class that will be inducted this weekend in Natchitoches. Former Saints and Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme is part of the eight member class. The Breaux Bridge native was a record-setting QB for the Ragin Cajuns and led Carolina to the Super Bowl during the 2003 season. Delhomme credits former Saints offensive coordinator and current Packers head coach Mike McCarthy for the success he had in the NFL
While Delhomme missed out on winning a Super Bowl, former LSU Tiger Kevin Faulk won three Super Bowl rings as a running back for the Patriots. The former Cancrencro standout and three-time all-SEC selection is also going into the hall this weekend. Faulk says his football career took off in New England
The 2015 class also includes former St. Aug High School Football Coach Otis Washington, former McNeese State defensive back Leonard Smith, New Orleans native and former NBA player/coach, Avery Johnson, former Cajuns and LSU softball coach Yvette Girouard, horse trainer Frank Brothers and former Northeast Louisiana University coach Pat Collins, who led the Monroe school to a Division 1-AA national championship in 1987. Collins credits the staff he had at N-L-U
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