After the worst wildfire season on record, proactive steps are being taken to help reduce the impact of future wildfires in the Bayou State. Teiko Foxx has more…
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The Board of Regents just improved the road to a bachelor’s degree for students transferring from a two-year college with the approval of Universal Transfer Pathways. Colleen Crain has the story…
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A documentary about the reality of human sex trafficking in Louisiana airs tonight on LPB. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Doctor Mike Strain says he’s already taking proactive measures to mitigate future impacts of wildfires in the Bayou State. After the state’s worst wildfire season in history, he plans to hire a Director of Meteorology to keep accurate and informed fire weather conditions.
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This year alone, wildfires in the Bayou State charred 62,000 acres and destroyed $71 million in forestland from August through October.
Strain says he’ll ask lawmakers next year to approve 43 million dollars for new firefighting equipment and personnel. When it’s go time, he says fire crews must be trained to work effectively and safely.
Strain says the 2023 wildfires placed many lives at risk. Though forces of nature like lightning can’t be controlled…
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Deer hunters in northeast Louisiana are urged to bring the head of any deer they harvest to one of 13 collection points after cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) have been confirmed. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries State Deer Program Manager Johnathan Bordelon says 14 positive cases have been detected in Tensas Parish.
LDWF has set up 13 free CWD collection sites throughout the region including Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, Madison, Morehouse, Tensas, and Union Parishes.
Bordelon says there are no treatments or vaccines. He says the process is free and supplies are provided for hunters at collection sites.
Hunters must match their sample I-D number to data online to get test results. The testing process typically takes two to three weeks.
While there is no link between human illness and CWD, Bordelon says health officials recommend…
Over 18 hundred samples have been submitted in the Bayou State. Results can be found on the LDWF website.
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The Board of Regents has approved Statewide Universal Transfer Pathways to reduce the time and money needed to complete a bachelor’s degree when transferring from one of the state’s two-year colleges. Until now, Louisiana students took an average of four additional years to complete a bachelor’s degree after the transfer. Tristan Denley, Deputy Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Innovation…
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Before these pathways, some classes didn’t transfer or didn’t meet specific degree requirements in the chosen school. Denley says now, each of the universal pathways that consist of 60 credit hours can be transferred seamlessly to the four-year institution and the program is expected to grow…
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The pathways that are a result of the work of almost 300 faculty are expected to launch in Fall 2024. Legislation that made the Transfer Pathways possible passed in 2022 and Denley says it had broad appeal.
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On Louisiana Public Broadcasting tonight a documentary about human sex trafficking, Turning the Tide: A Story of Hell, Hope, and Healing profiles three survivors, along with First Lady Donna Edwards who’s helping raise awareness…
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Edwards championed the cause after learning of an autistic woman who was held captive for a year in Amite.
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As First Lady, Edwards established the National Coalition for the Prevention of Human Sex Trafficking, along with other First Ladies. She also inspired her husband to establish The Office of Human Trafficking Prevention.
She says we all need to understand the harsh reality of what’s going on right here in Louisiana and how we can help.
It airs tonight on LPB at 8 PM, it’s also available to watch online and on LPB Passport. The documentary, produced by WYES in New Orleans, will air nationally in January.
You can also find a link to view the documentary at LouisianaRadioNetwork.com
https://www.wyes.org/turning-the-tide-a-story-of-hell-healing-and-hope/
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It’s likely LSU will have three players from the NFL draft selected in the first round. Quarterback Jayden Daniels, and receivers Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Junior. WWL sports talk show host and draft analyst Mike Detillier says Daniels is one of the top players this draft….
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Detillier says Nabers should hear his name called in the 2024 draft a few names after Daniels gets picked…
Nabers has 86 catches on the season for 1,546 yards and 14 touchdowns. Brian Thomas Junior has 60 catches on the year for 1,079 yards and 15 touchdowns. Detillier says Thomas should get selected somewhere between the 18th and 22nd pick of the first round…
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The Ragin Cajuns will face Jacksonville State in tomorrow’s R-and-L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Kick-off is set for 1:15. U-L Lafayette Coach Michael Desormeaux says his team has been preparing to play a good team, one that has won 17 games over the last two seasons…
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Motivation is a big part of who wins bowl games. Desormeaux says his guys should be excited to play…
This is the Cajuns seventh appearance in the New Orleans Bowl and they are five and one in this game.