It’s Cajun Groundhog Day in Acadiana, and things are done a little differently down south than in Punxsutawney. Halen Doughty has more…
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The next time a strong tropical storm or hurricane threatens the coastal United States, the National Hurricane Center will issue storm surge watches and warnings. Michelle Southern has more…
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Today is Groundhog Day, and that means something a little different in Acadiana. Daily Iberian Publisher Christina Pierce says unlike our neighbors in the north, we celebrate Cajun Groundhog Day with a nutria rat. She adds that Pierre C. Shadeaux determines the weather a little differently than Punxsutawney Phil.
Today Pierre C. Shadeaux did not see his shadow, which means a nice spring is coming to Acadiana. While that’s a different outcome than Punxsutawney Phil delivered this morning, Pierce says it’s much more appropriate for Acadiana, especially given the area highs will reach the mid-70s today.
Pierce says every year they do an essay contest to ask local school children why Pierre C. Shadeaux is important to Acadiana, and the top three winners read their essays on Cajun Groundhog Day. She says it’s always a big event for the entire town, and spectators can get up close and personal with the nutria rat.
Pierce says this is the 19th year the Daily Iberian has celebrated Cajun Groundhog Day with Pierre C. Shadeaux.
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Newly elected Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announces new policies aimed towards preventing unnecessary lethal force by police officers. Broome says these changes to the department’s use of force policy stem from last July’s officer involved shooting of Alton Sterling.
Broome says officers are also prohibited from shooting at a moving vehicle unless the vehicle or people inside pose an immediate threat to others. She says many of these methods are taught to police officers at the academy….
There is speculation that Broome will replace Police Chief Carl Dabadie. But Broome says she’s not ready to make a change with the current leader of the police force.
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A Lake Charles doctor has created a new FDA-approved pain relief cream. Dr. Craig Morton has been treating patients at the Center for Orthopedics for years and says many of his patients have been using more than one pain relief cream. He says that’s why he teamed up with chemists to develop Aculeve.
Dr. Morton says his only options for many patients were medication or injections, which can often lead to side effects. He says Aculeve combines the ingredients that work best without the added risks to the liver and kidneys. He says the cream is available at his clinic or online at Aculeve.com, and patients can get it without a prescription.
Dr. Morton says he’s gotten great responses from the patients who have tried Aculeve. He says the cream can be applied directly where the pain is located or where tissue is swollen. He adds that it can be used as needed.
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The National Hurricane Center will issue storm surge watches and warnings during the 2017 hurricane season, which will be a first. Storm Surge Specialist Jamie Rhome says the amount of water that a named storm can push into a coastal area can be as destructive and deadly as damaging winds
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A storm surge watch will be issued when there’s the possibility of life-threatening rising water moving inland within 48 hours. Rhome says a storm surge warning will be called when the danger of deadly rising water will take place in the next 36 hours…
Rhome says the storm surge watch and warnings will be tailored to the specific locations at risk from life-threatening storm surge flooding…
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