This week marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana. Jeanne (ZHAHN) Burns reports the storm changed some aspects of the state forever.

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Ruston will soon be home to a new state-of-the-art microchip packaging facility. Radiance Technologies announced that it is investing more than 370-million dollars to expand its footprint in Louisiana with the new facility, which is expected to be completed in the summer of 2027.

Crews are busy cleaning out the Tangipahoa River following Friday’s explosion at Smitty’s Supply, as significant amounts of material have been found in that waterway. Area residents have reported oil and ash residue on their homes and vehicles.

It’s still hot, but it feels better outside as LSU public health climatologist Barry Keim says the humidity levels are down and the dew point is ten degrees lower thanks to a cold front that’s moved through.

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Keim says the break from the hot, oppressive summer will last a few days.