A program that gives money back to SNAP recipients for purchasing fresh produce with their government assistance is expanding. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Schools are opening as early as today across Louisiana, so State Police are reminding us all to be sure to be on the lookout for the kiddos. Trooper Eddie Thomas says when the red lights on a school bus start flashing and the red stop sign swings out on the driver’s side of the bus, traffic in both directions needs to come to a full stop.
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The Colorado State University hurricane forecast team continues to call for a slightly above-average 2025 hurricane season. There have been four named storms so far this year, but none of them have grown to hurricane strength. Dr. Phil Klotzbach says they predict a dozen more named storms, eight of which will strengthen into hurricanes.
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Louisiana’s birthrate is on a downward swing. The latest numbers show Louisiana has seen an 11-thousand drop in babies born in in a little more than a decade. From 63-thousand in 20-13 down to 52-thousand last year. Allison Plyer, the chief demographer at The Data Center in New Orleans, fewer women of child-bearing age living in Louisiana, so there are fewer babies born here.