Louisiana’s 57 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are in Chicago where they’ll formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee. New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter says the energy in Chicago is electric as every walk of life is attending the D-N-C…

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The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season is experiencing a lull due to the presence of dry, dusty air from the Sahara Desert, known as the Saharan Air Layer. It carries dust particles across the ocean, drying out the atmosphere and increasing wind shear, both of which are unfavorable for tropical cyclone development. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says we’re moving closer to the peak of the hurricane season…

cut 4 (06) “…whole season.”

Thanks to federal dollars, Louisiana is set to launch its largest broadband expansion in the history of the state. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Authorities are investigating an offshore explosion on Saturday night in south Plaquemines Parish that killed one person, 40-year-old Joshua Nichols of Lake Charles. Sgt. Kate Stegall with Louisiana State Police says they got a call that a natural gas pipeline had exploded in a marshy area near Venice. Stegall says the pipelines have been blocked off, as one of them is still burning through the reserve natural gas in the line.

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