Those of you in north and southeast Louisiana, get ready for a wet start to the week next week. National Weather Service Meteorologist Carly Kovacik (ko-VAH-chick) says a front will be moving into the state starting Sunday.
Cut 12 (08) “…also pushing south.”
And that’s going to bring about one to two inches of rainfall, possibly more in some areas.
Cash-strapped New Orleans has withdrawn its 110-million-dollar bond and loan request from the State Bond Commission. Mayor Helena Moreno says the city pulled the application because it would have been denied amid the ongoing political dispute. Tulane political science professor Mike Sherman says the relationship between New Orleans and the Landry administration is not good.
The Gulf of Mexico is seeing an increase in its shark population. Dr. Dean Grubbs, the associate director of research at the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory, says while some species continue to decline in population, others are recovering due to warming water temperatures.
Cut 3 (12) “…for bull sharks.”
The MLB Draft is this weekend, and LSU outfielders Derek Curiel and Jake Brown are projected to go in the first and second rounds. Koki Riley covers LSU baseball for The Advocate and says most of the other players who have a chance to leave Baton Rouge for pro ball are older right-handed relief pitchers.
Head Coach Jay Johnson and his staff will keep an eye on the draft to see where the top LSU prep signees end up.