Bass Pro Jake Ormond of Sterlington set a new state record for the biggest longnose gar which he caught on Bayou Bartholomew. It took Ormond finally hooked the large fish after three casts…
The fish was 65 ½-inch and weighed nearly 32 pounds.
And the heat goes on in the Bayou State with another day of excessive heat. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s been one of the worst summers on record for heat.
He says the 104 high temp August 1st in the capital city ranks in the top seven for hottest days ever.
The state Department of Education says LEAP scores for third through 12th graders are up for a second consecutive year. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Office of Public Health is launching Operation Immunization, an initiative to raise awareness about the importance of immunizations and reverse declining vaccination rates among children in Monroe and other parts of Northeast Louisiana. Nine of the 12 parishes have lower vaccination rates than the statewide average for the common childhood vaccines series at the age of two.