Louisiana is set to receive some much needed rain this weekend. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says two inches of rain could fall across south Louisiana tomorrow and Sunday, and that should take a bite out of the drought for a number of parishes.
The chance of rain this weekend would contradict what Dixon McMakin and his longtime predecessor, Dan Borne, would tell the crowd at LSU’s Tiger Stadium about the chance of rain being “never.” And if you go to tomorrow night’s game, give yourself plenty of extra time, with police beefing up security starting four hours before kickoff. Baton Rouge Police Lieutenant L’Jean McKneely says depending on which direction you’re coming from, traffic will either be diverted or restricted.
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Congressman Clay Higgins is asking President Trump to halt all shrimp imports for the time being. In a letter, Higgins says radioactive shrimp on grocery store shelves is a significant public health threat. Higgins’ request has the full support of Louisiana Shrimp Association President Acy Cooper. He notes that the FDA prohibits the use of antibiotics in domestically-caught shrimp, and he says domestic shrimp is tested more stringently than imported shrimp, and that’s not right.
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Cooper says if the government can make it so that shrimpers can earn a living again, there can be enough domestically-caught shrimp to meet the demand coast-to-coast.