President Biden has approved Louisiana’s request for an emergency declaration in the state’s battle against saltwater intrusion moving up the Mississippi River. GOHSEP spokesperson Mike Steele says steps are being taken to protect the drinking water in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes…
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The Southern Area Complex Incident Management Gold Team is now reporting that two huge wildfires in southwest Louisiana are 100-percent contained, the Lions Camp Road and the Elizabeth Wildfires. Vernon Sheriff Sam Craft says firefighters from across the country have helped in this effort, and many were surprised by the intensity of these fires…
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The Lions Camp fire has consumed nearly 800 acres.

Sixty-six fewer people died on Louisiana roadways last year, compared to 2021 according to the LSU Center for Analytics and Research and in Transportation Safety. Brooke Thorington has more.
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A lot of folks have traveled to New Orleans for tonight’s Beyonce Concert at the Caesars Superdome. Tickets on the secondary market start at 156 dollars. And tonight is a big Powerball jackpot is 835-million dollars, fourth largest ever for the multi-state lottery game.