The statistical peak of the 2023 hurricane season was Sunday. Earlier this year there were projections of a below-normal season, but we’ve seen 13 named storms and we are on our way to an above average season. State climatologist Barry Keim says the warm sea surface temperatures are winning out over the shear an El Nino creates…

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Keim says hopefully El Nino’s intensity will pick up, which should help suppress tropical activity.

The Washington Post had a report that says major insurers are planning to cut coverage for natural disaster in areas that are prone to hurricanes and wildfires. Ben Riggs with Real Reform Louisiana says the move is an example of someone wanting to point the finger and claim they are doing something, when in reality it’s making your homeowners coverage a junk policy…
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Saints linebacker Demario Davis helped lead New Orleans to a 16-15 season opening victory over Tennessee. Davis says he knew Sunday would go well after his prayers were answered as his four-year old daughter was hospitalized on Friday by a seizure. But Davis says she was better than ever on Saturday…
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Davis says this was his daughter’s third epileptic seizure, but this was the worst one. She stopped breathing twice on the way to the hospital.

And Grambling State linebacker Jaquavis Richmond is recovering after undergoing surgery in Baton Rouge after suffering an injury to the neck-and-head area. Richmond was carted off the field during the LSU game and Fighting Tigers Coach Brian Kelly says the surgery went well…
cut 13 (13) “…successful outcome”