A helicopter pilot is killed in a crash in Thibodaux this morning. Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Captain Brennan Matherne says it happened at around 6:30 this morning.
Cut 3 (04) “…later pronounced dead.”
Matherne says the crop-dusting helicopter hit a power line and crashed into a cane field. No other fatalities or injuries reported.
Former Union Parish football star Trey Holly has enrolled and walked on at Southern amidst his ongoing legal battles. Holly is Louisiana’s all-time leading high school rusher and committed to the LSU Tigers in 2022, but he has not seen the field since three games his freshman season. Jaguars head coach Terrence Graves says he’s ready to go.
Holly has been suspended from the LSU football team since a February 2024 shooting in his hometown of Farmerville. He’s facing felony gun charges and school rules at LSU has kept Holly from playing for the Tigers.
Earned Wage Access allows an employee to access wages earned prior to their pay day and Louisiana is the 11th state to put regulations in place for it. Franklin Representative Vinney St. Blanc authored the Louisiana Earned Wage Access Services Act.
He says about 80-thousand workers in Louisiana have access to E-W-A and now that there are guardrails in place, he hopes more employers will offer it and workers will take advantage of it.
A survey from Bankrate shows almost half of back-to-school shoppers say they are looking for ways to save money. Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman suggests stacking and he says, if you already have it, don’t buy it.
Cut 8 (10) “…already have it.”
He also says keep in mind that many items go on sale after Labor Day.