The National Hurricane Center says there is a medium chance for a tropical depression to form near Louisiana’s southeast coast later this week. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says its ability to organize into a named storm will depend on how long the center of the storm stays over water before making landfall along the northern Gulf coast. He says they are not expecting this system to develop into a hurricane.
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 their submitted plan proves the area will reach attainment with EPA standards, leaving one non-attainment area in Louisiana in St. Bernard Parish. Meyers says work has been underway there as well.
Cut 7 (09) “…submit it to EPA.”
The roadways are not your place to train for the next NASCAR race – chill out and slow down! That’s the stern message from the The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. Greg Fischer with the LHSC says that doesn’t mean driving at a snail’s pace, either.
Cut 10 (07) “…the speed limits.”
In 2023, speed was a factor in 30-percent of all deadly crashes in Louisiana.
Harold Perkins is looking forward to a bounce-back season for LSU this year. He suffered a season-ending ACL injury against UCLA in week four last year. After a true freshman All-American season in 2022, Perkins has struggled with position changes and now injury. Head coach Brian Kelly says Perkins could have gone to the NFL Draft.
Kelly confirmed Perkins would be ready for the start of camp back at his old position of outside linebacker.