Today is the 18th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall in southeast Louisiana. President of Greater New Orleans, Inc. Michael Hecht says many parts of the city have rebounded, tourism is back… Meanwhile….
Today is also the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Ida. Lengthy power restoration was a widespread issue of the Category Four storm.
The Tiger Island Fire in Beauregard Parish is 50 percent contained. The state’s largest wildfire on record has burned more than 33 thousand acres of land. As of today, there were 6 confirmed homes lost to the fire and 23 structures in total damaged. No loss of life or injuries have been reported. Another fire in Beauregard near Longville has destroyed 19-thousand acres.
The federal government will hold its first auction of offshore leases for wind power development in the Gulf of Mexico today. LSU Center for Energy Studies Director Greg Upton says offshore wind power development is costly.
Cut 5 (12) “…economics closely.”
The proposed sale will auction 300 thousand acres of water in the gulf. One area is near Lake Charles and two areas are near Galveston.
Two months ago, the State Office of Motor Vehicles warned residents their personal information was threatened in a cyber security breach. James Lee with the Identify Theft Resource Center says the most important thing you should do is to freeze your credit.
OMV is offering free credit monitoring service for those with a Louisiana driver’s license or state-issued ID.