The projected timeline for the saltwater intrusion on the Mississippi River, threatening water systems in southeast Louisiana has shifted for the better. Colonel Cullen Jones with the Army Corps of Engineers says that’s because the underwater levee, also known as a sill, is still proving effective and they’re ahead of schedule with heightening the sill.
We’re just a little more than a week away from the October 14th primary election and U-S Senator John Kennedy has yet to make an endorsement in the Louisiana governor’s race. LaPolictics.com Publisher Jeremy Alford says he’s not sure why that is, but he doesn’t think it would matter for republican frontrunner Jeff Landry.
By the way early voting for primary election ends tomorrow night at 8.
After rain moves through the state today, it’s going to be the weekend we’ve all been waiting for weather-wise. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Unfortunately this drier air will increase the threat of wildfires for the southern half of the state tomorrow. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Day for Saturday because gusty winds and low humidities will result in dangerous fire weather conditions. Maximum wind gusts will be around 20-miles an hour.