It’s going to be a scorcher as summer officially gets underway this weekend. LSU public health climatologist Barry Keim says so far the tropics have been quiet thanks to the Saharan Air acting as a protective layer for the last few weeks, but don’t expect that to last long.
It was nearly a year ago that Hurricane Beryl formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in Texas in early July.
The issue of lawmaker safety is now at the forefront following the shootings last weekend of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. Louisiana House Speaker Phillip DeVillier says with the legislative session over, there are currently no plans to beef up security for lawmakers.
DeVillier says the shootings should serve as a reminder that public officials – elected or otherwise – should moderate their messaging.
During LSU’s run through the College World Series, Mardi Gras Mike has been taking the City of Omaha by storm. Mardi Gras Mike is a 30-foot-long tiger sculpture created by Kern Studios of New Orleans. Barry Kern, the CEO of Kern Studios, says he got the inspiration to create the sculpture when he saw how much fun LSU fans were having during the Tiger Walk before their home football game against Ole Miss last season.
Kern says Mardi Gras Mike will be a part of the greater LSU community – not just athletics – for many years to come.
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