A sweeping bill calling for a series of nutrition reforms is on the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 14, authored by Covington Republican Patrick McMath, unanimously passed both houses of legislature. Major components include banning certain artificial colors and additives in meals served in schools, and forcing food companies to put QR codes on packaging if their products contain certain artificial ingredients. McMath says they’re part of the nationwide Make America Healthy Again movement.
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The Louisiana High School Coaches Association named Franklinton native Jessica Barber as its new director. Barber is the association’s first female director and brings nearly two decades of coaching experience to the job. She says when she got the job, she thought of the deserving women who impacted her as an athlete.
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LSU hosts West Virginia this weekend with a trip to the College World Series on the line. Kace Kieschnick has more.
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If the sky outside seems hazy and brown this weekend, don’t be surprised. It’s the result of dust particles from the Sahara Desert. Associate professor of coastal meteorology at LSU, Paul Miller, says dust plumes are a regular part of the Atlantic climate system.
Miller says weather systems off the coast of Florida should disperse the dust by Monday.