The Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program has proven what Louisianians have felt for years: humidity levels are rising. Kace Kieschnick has more.
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If you’re expecting a tax refund but you haven’t received it yet, now is the time to act. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Louisiana is due for yet another hot and muggy week, and LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s not just your imagination; according to a study from the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program, it’s getting more humid.
Researchers have measured dew point levels across the eastern U.S. Keim says dew points that rarely reached the upper 70s 50 years ago are now routinely cracking the 80s. Several factors contribute to South Louisiana’s oppressive climate.
Keim says higher humidity prevents sweat from evaporating off your skin as easily, which helps cool you off. In addition to increased discomfort, there are more impactful consequences.
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If you have a state tax refund owed to you, you have until September 6th to claim it before the money goes into unclaimed property. Byron Henderson with the Department of Revenue says it has almost 17-million dollars in uncashed tax refunds, and notices are going out today.
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Henderson says it’s important to note that if the money is not claimed by the September 6th deadline, it is NOT forfeited.
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Henderson says the unclaimed tax refunds were sent out in the form of paper checks.
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If you receive a letter of an unclaimed state tax refund, you can claim your money by either going to revenue.louisiana.gov/UnclaimedRefund, or you can complete and return the voucher attached to the letter.
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With hot weather upon us, many will be cooling off in the pool. With kids, it’s extremely important to keep a close eye on them at all times. Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham says drowning is the third leading cause of death among kids ages one to 14 in the state.
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Dr. Abraham says not only watch your kids while they’re swimming, but do so actively.
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Abraham urges you to always be prepared when it comes to kids and water.
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Abraham also urges you to enroll your kids in swim classes at an early age and to surround your pools with high fences and protective barriers, including self-closing and self-latching gates.
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***Note: Must credit NBC’s “Meet The Press”***
To avoid a vote on releasing files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, House Speaker Mike Johnson adjourned the House until September a few days early. Why did he do that? On NBC’s “Meet The Press,” the Louisiana Republican said House Republicans insist on the release of all credible evidence – however:
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On NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Speaker Johnson says the purpose of adjourning early was ending the chaos in the House Rules Committee.
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On NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Johnson says the discharge petition would have required the release of grand jury testimony.