Hurricane season begins June 1st and NOAA is forecasting 17 to 25 named storms, 8 to 13 hurricanes, and 4 to 7 major hurricanes. NOAA’s Matt Rosencrans says the increased number of storms is due to several factors, including…
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And you’ll want to be sure everyone is buckled up when you’re on the road this Memorial Day weekend, for Click It or Ticket. Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says a first-offense ticket for not using your seat belt in Louisiana is $50.
He says 45% of individuals killed in fatal crashes weren’t wearing seatbelts.
Over 40 Louisiana National Guardsmen leave this weekend for about a yearlong deployment to Asia where they’ll assist with the construction of buildings through Operation Spartan Shield. Sean Richardson has the story.
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