Hurricane season officially began today…and experts are expecting this will be the most active season on record. Officials say it’s important to know your risks. If you live in a storm surge evacuation zone, National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brenna says you should already have a plan of where you’ll go, how you’ll get there, and what you’ll take with you.
While legal experts say former President Donald Trump will most likely not serve jail time, many believe there are other implications. Political pundits believe the former president’s convictions could sway undecided voters. LSU Law Professor Lisa Avalos says before Thursday it was a question if he would be convicted and now it’s a reality.
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Synthetic rubber manufacturer Denka Performance Elastomer says it will be forced to shut down its Reserve plant if EPA restrictions aren’t relaxed after the agency shortened Denka’s deadline to reduce emissions from 2 years to 90 days. The EPA says the 90-day rule is needed because Denka poses a quote-unquote “imminent and substantial danger” to nearby communities. But, Louisiana Chemical Association President Greg Bowser thinks it’s more political than that.
Local advocacy group Rise St. James says Denka is poisoning people in Reserve, and celebrates the potential closure. Bowser says Rise St. James doesn’t know what they’re talking about.
Denka says they would have no choice but to shut the plant down if forced to adhere to the reduced deadline.