It’s feeling hotter in Louisiana and our weather is more humid. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says researchers have measured dew point levels across the eastern U.S. and dew points that rarely reached the upper 70s 50 years ago are now routinely cracking the 80s. Several factors contribute to South Louisiana’s climate.
Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham is reminding parents and caregivers to pay close attention to children while they’re swimming or around water and do so actively.
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Dr. Abraham says drowning is the third leading cause of death among kids ages one to 14 in the state. High fences and barriers with self-closing and self-latching gates are also recommended.
House Speaker Mike Johnson adjourned the House a few days early and On NBC’s “Meet The Press,” yesterday the Louisiana Republican said he did it to end the chaos caused when Democrats hijacked the House Rules Committee to turn it into an Epstein hearing. He said to release the files, the discharge petition would have required the release of grand jury testimony.
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Notices from the Department of Revenue are going out to taxpayers who haven’t cashed their state refunds. They have until September 6th to claim the refund before the money goes into unclaimed property but if the money isn’t claimed by September 6th deadline, Byron Henderson with the Department of Revenue says it is NOT forfeited.
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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.