GOP leaders in Congress are optimistic about having a Republican in the White House again. Halen Doughty has more…
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Good news for duck hunters, there are twice as many waterfowl in Louisiana as there were last year at this time, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Don Molino has more…
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Where the first round of flood recovery dollars will go is the topic of today’s Restore Louisiana Taskforce meeting. Michelle Southern has more…
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Republicans in Congress are looking forward to working with President-elect Donald Trump. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Jefferson Parish says one of their top priorities will be to replace the Affordable Care Act. He says GOP leaders in Congress have a bill that takes out provisions from Obamacare that are raising costs and hurting healthcare.
Scalise says they also want to work on a strong border security bill, as well as go after radical Islamic terrorists. He says the GOP also wants to work to halt the flood of illegal immigrants into the U.S. because right now there’s no enforcement of the border.
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Scalise says another priority is to save the oil and gas industry. He says there’s too much government overhead in the industry, and we need to cut back on those regulations so the U.S. can become more energy independent.
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Surveys by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries find there are over twice as many ducks in Louisiana as there were at this time last year. State waterfowl study leader Larry Reynolds says they really aren’t sure why there are so many more ducks this year, but they have some theories.
Reynolds says it could also be because there’s a lot of dry patches between north Louisiana and Iowa. He says duck season has already opened in the West and Coastal Zones, and it opens this weekend in the East Zone. He adds it should be a good weekend for some hunters, but probably not all of them.
Reynolds says based on their flyovers, they estimated there’s three-million ducks in the state, which is almost two million more than their November 2016 projection. He says just because we’re starting out with more ducks than usual doesn’t mean it will last.
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The Restore Louisiana Taskforce meets today to discuss how they will distribute the first round of federal disaster aid for flood victims. Congress approved 438 million dollars worth of assistance for Louisiana. The governor’s deputy chief of staff, Julie Baxter Payer, says they are recommending a program that has three different ways the money will be dispersed.
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Payer says unfortunately this first sum of cash from Congress is not enough to help all homeowners and businesses who experienced flood damage. She says the state wants to first provide relief for those, who are most at risk of losing their home due to lack of immediate resources.
Payer says they still anticipate that Congress will approve another round of federal aid before the end of the year to help all flood victims…
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Get ready for a big change in the weather. State climatologist Barry Keim says a significant cold front is sweeping over the state today, which will usher in much colder air. He says tomorrow is expected to be cool and breezy, with temperatures dropping even more by the end of the weekend.
Keim says the kickoff temperature for LSU is expected to be 59 degrees. He says Saturday will be one of coldest days we’ve experienced in quite a while.
Keim says this front is going to bring some scattered showers and a small chance of some severe weather. But he expects most of the state will remain dry through the weekend.
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LSU’s Arden Key enters tomorrow’s game against Florida three sacks away from tying the school record for most sacks in a season. Oliver Lawrence holds the record. He had a dozen in 1989. The sophomore pass rusher, who said before the season he would get 20 sacks, says he would love to tie the school record on Senior Day…
LSU will honor 19 seniors before the game, including defensive back Tre’ Davious White. The Shreveport native likes how the team has come together since Head Coach Ed Orgeron took over…
The Gators are the second best team, behind Alabama, when it comes to defending the run. Tigers center Ethan Pocic says Florida is excellent at swarming towards the football…
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The Ragin Cajuns play their final non-conference game of the year on Saturday when they visit the S-E-C’s Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday. UL Lafayette is 4-and-5 on the season, but Coach Mark Hudspeth believes his young team is better than what their record shows
Hudspeth says the team is also looking to make Acadiana proud with a good showing at Sanford Stadium. The football program has received negative criticism as a result of a viral vieo that showed four players using vulgarity and singing an anti-Donald Trump rap song. He says the players have learned from that mistake…