If you’re a sports fan, you may want to get your shot at a raffle The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation is doing soon. The grand prize winner will get two season tickets to 17 different events. Jay Cicero, the president and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Sports says the raffle helps bring so many special sporting moments to the state.
The drawing is set for Sunday.
Smoking is down across the country…and here in Louisiana. In fact, in 2023, fewer than . 16-percent of Louisiana adults surveyed admitted that they smoke. That’s down almost eight points in ten years. But Chrishelle Stipe with the Louisiana Public Health Institute says other smoking alternatives, like vaping, are on the rise.
Cut 10 (12) “…people stay healthy.”
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Officials say crews fighting that Backbone fire in Natchitoches Parish that started August 3rd, are making real progress. As of last night, it was 60 percent contained. Jim Caldwell with the U.S. Forest Service says fire personnel remain on the scene and are working to achieve full containment.
Cut 13 (13) “…very good situation.”
Authorities believe it was a lightning strike that started the fire.
The Public Service Commission may decide today whether to approve a power plant that Entergy is looking to build in northeast Louisiana that would power a massive Meta data center. The project has garnered a fair share of controversy. The Alliance for Affordable Executive Director Logan Burke says the Entergy power plant for the Meta data center has both short-term and long-term risks.
But Commissioner Mike Francis has said Louisianans already benefit from some of the lowest energy costs in the country