Temperatures will return to normal for this time of year which is hot but not as hot as it has been. State Climatologist Barry Keim says humidity levels will continue to run higher than normal, so parts of the state will have heat indices between 100 – 110 in the afternoon.
Cut 5 (12) “…oppressive out there.”
By the weekend temperatures will climb back to the upper 90s.
The College World Series Champion LSU Baseball team isn’t done winning, three players have been named first-time All-Americans. One of the three is Paul Skenes, and when he reflects on the season and their incredible CWS run, he says there’s no doubt who the best team in baseball is…
The average price for your 4th of July cookout has increased from last year. Louisiana Farm Bureau spokesperson Avery Davidson says the average price for a cookout for ten folks in the southern region is up about $2.00 to $66.43. He says the national average last year was the highest-ever average in the American Farm Bureau’s 10-year history of the survey.
And it’s not the 4th of July without fireworks and the State Fire Marshal’s Office wants to remind you to never let kids handle explosives. Office spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says that goes for sparklers also.
And always make sure your fireworks are watered down before you dispose of them.