The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is participating in a month-long national campaign aimed at reminding drivers that speeding has deadly consequences. Greg Fischer with the LHSC says the biggest point that they want to drive home through this campaign is that a car is not a toy – it is to be operated safely and responsibly.
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Fischer says in 2023, speeding was a factor in almost 29-percent of all fatal crashes nationwide.
The EPA has approved two State Implementation Plans that will reduce sulfur dioxide emissions. The first addresses emissions at Cabot Corporation’s Ville Platte carbon black plant. State Department of Environmental Quality administrator Jason Meyers says the plant is redesigning and reconstructing a large portion of the plant to bring Evangeline Parish into compliance with EPA standards.
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A named storm in the Gulf of Mexico by Thursday is a possibility. Jeff Palermo reports regardless of development, heavy rainfall is expected in Louisiana.
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LSU is getting some player back from injury this season including Wide Receiver Chris Hilton who missed the first seven games of last season due to injury and totaled only nine receptions for 243 yards and three touchdowns. Hilton has always been a big play threat, and quarterback Garrett Nussmeier says he’s improved as he’s gotten healthier.