Today, the Tiger Island Fire, the state’s largest wildfire in history, located in Beauregard Parish is 50 percent contained. But it has destroyed more than 31 thousand acres of land. There are 224 people working to improve perimeter lines to ensure containment. Fire crews have been battling the fire since August 22.
On Sunday, 18 years ago today, Hurricane Katrina touched down as a category three hurricane on the coast of Louisiana. President of Greater New Orleans, Inc. Michael Hecht
Hecht says there’s enormous opportunity across the economic spectrum.
The Biden administration is holding its first offshore wind lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico today. LSU Center for Energy Studies Director Greg Upton says the proposed sale will auction one area near Lake Charles and two areas near Galveston.
The tracts of water in the Gulf of Mexico have the potential to generate 3.7 gigawatts, that’s enough power for nearly 1.3 million homes.
It was over two months ago when the State Office of Motor Vehicles alerted residents that their personal information was compromised in a cyber security attack. James Lee with the Identify Theft Resource Center says criminals use the information to impersonate people…
OMV is offering free credit monitoring service for anyone with a Louisiana driver’s license or state-issued ID.