Statistics show a significant drop in the birth rate in Louisiana. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The St. James Parish Sheriff’s office is investigating the murder of a 16-year-old. Deputies say the male teenager was found with multiple gunshot wounds in Paulina last night. No arrests have been made.
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 SNAP recipients can now receive a 30-cent bonus for purchasing fruits and vegetables at Walmart stores in Calcasieu, Jackson, Lafayette, Rapides and Terrebonne parishes.
Jenkins says these five parishes join Ascension, LaSalle, Sabine, Tangipahoa, Webster and West Carroll parishes already taking part in the Electronic Healthy Incentives Project.
Colorado State University’s hurricane forecast team continues to call for a slightly above-average 2025 hurricane season. There have been four named storms so far this year, and experts predict another dozen named storms, eight of which will strengthen into hurricanes. Dr. Phil Klotzbach says the peak of hurricane season is just two weeks away.