Schools are opening as early as today across Louisiana, so State Police are urging you to take all precautions necessary to keep kids safe as they go back to school. Trooper Eddie Thomas says it’s important to obey crossing guards, and always use caution when approaching a school bus stop.
The latest numbers are out and it appears the birthrate in Louisiana has dropped significantly…from 63-thousand babies born in 2013 to just over 52-thousand last year. Allison Plyer, the chief demographer at The Data Center in New Orleans, says the trend in birth rates and population goes hand-in-hand.
Cut 7 (12) “…lot fewer babies.”
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The state is expanding a program that puts money back on a SNAP recipients EBT card when they buy fresh produce. Tim Jenkins with the Department of Children and Family Services says the program started in Louisiana last April is open to all Louisiana SNAP recipients who shop at a Walmart in eleven parishes.
The 30-cent bonus is automatically added to EBT cards at checkout and can be used as soon as the next purchase.
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.