Former WAFB-TV Chief Meteorologist Jay Grymes has been named as the State Climatologist and he’ll report to Governor Jeff Landry and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Grymes says he’ll also continue to teach at LSU…
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Unfortunately, we might hear from Grymes quite a bit over the next few months as he’s predicting a hyper-hurricane season.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has posted the 24-25 hunting regulations pamphlet on their website. LDWF administrator Tommy Tuma says printed copies of the pamphlets will be available in August at their offices and at vendors where hunting and fishing licenses are sold.
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This season’s pamphlet has the season schedule for the state’s ten deer hunting areas.
Essence Fest is underway in the Big Easy and Kelly Schulz with New Orleans & Company says the four-day event produces a 316 million dollar economic impact for the city and state…
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The headline performers this weekend are Usher and Janet Jackson. Vice President Kamala Harris will moderate a conversation at ESSENCE on Saturday.
If you plan on lighting your own fireworks tonight, the President of the Louisiana Fire Chiefs Association, Tracey Normand, says don’t light fireworks if you’ve been drinking, make sure they are lit 200 feet away from homes and vehicles and never let kids light or handle fireworks…