There will be several emergency agencies near the Port of Baton Rouge on the Mississippi River today. But it’s only a nuclear preparedness drill. Kelley Ray has more…
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There have been three fatal police shootings in Louisiana since Friday and the public is asking why. Emelie Gunn has more….
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Louisiana is reenergizing its efforts to promote the Audubon Golf Trail to entice golfers across North America to visit the Bayou State. Jeff Palermo has more…
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The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness will lead a full scale nuclear disaster prevention drill called Operation Great River in which a dozen federal, state and local authorities will participate. The exercise will happen today along the Mississippi River near the Port of Baton Rouge. GOHSEP Spokesperson Mike Steele says it’s a first of a kind drill in Louisiana…
Steele says it’s important to know how to handle such a scenario along a main transportation route like the Mississippi River, not only to respond in an emergency, but to protect it before a disaster happens…
Steele says secrecy is kept until it’s time to start the drill to really test agencies and their preparedness. GOHSEP hopes to find how well they are prepared…
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There have been three fatal police shootings in Louisiana in the last week, which leaves many asking why is this happening so frequently? Criminologist with the LSU School of Public Health Dr. Peter Scharf says the Bayou State has a relatively high rate of police using deadly force.
On Friday, a man in Terrebonne Parish was fatally shot by a deputy who responded to a domestic dispute. On Saturday, a man in St. Tammany was killed by deputies after holding a woman hostage. Scharf says a question we need to look at as a state is, what is the level of training and what are the standards that govern the use of deadly force.
Monday night in Baton Rouge, a man was killed after an officer was asked to escort a DCFS case worker into a home. Scharf says a big topic that not many people look at is mental illness and how defunding many of services can increase the number of people killed by law enforcement.
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Have you ever thought Louisiana as a golf destination? Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is wanting to make it so. He is helping to re energize the Audubon Golf Trail. 15 courses statewide are included. He says this will be a valuable tool to gets visitors to vacation here and see what other attractions Louisiana has to offer…
Nungesser says they are promoting the Audubon Golf Trail through social media and golf shows around the country, including Canada. He says there are many Canadians that typically travel to southern states to golf. He says the sportsman paradise is the better value…
Nungesser says the mild climate is another reason what makes Louisiana great for golfers and vacationers alike…
Nungesser adds that Retire Louisiana is another initiative established to encourage retirees to choose the state as their final destination, by using the Audubon Golf Trail to draw them to Louisiana.
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The newest numbers from the Cost of Living Index for the third quarter of this year rank Monroe and Shreveport in the top for the most affordable cities to live in the Bayou State. President of North Louisiana Economic Partnership Scott Martinez says the consumer’s dollar goes farther in these markets.
A cost of living calculator is available at nlep.org to compare the cost of living and certain consumer items to determine which area is the cheapest to live within the 267 communities participating in the study. Martinez hopes the low cost of living in north Louisiana will convince companies to do business along the I-20 corridor.
The Cost of Living Index shows that if an individual earned 50-thousand dollars in Denver, Colorado, they would only need to early a little over 40-thousand in Shreveport and 43-thousand in Monroe. Martinez says these numbers speak very positively on the living conditions in these north Louisiana markets.
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LSU continues its preparations today for Tennessee. The Volunteers could throw some new stuff at the Tigers as interim head coach Brady Hoke takes over a program that hasn’t won an SEC game. LSU defensive lineman Rashard Lawrence says they have a good idea on what Tennessee will try to do on offense…
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In LSU’s three SEC games, they allowed opponents to rush for 189 yards or more in each of those contests. The Tigers run defense has been much better since the Auburn game. Lawrence explains why….
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The Ragin Cajuns will play their first home game in over a month when they host New Mexico State for homecoming on Saturday. UL Lafayette is 4-5 overall and 3-and-2 in the Sun Belt and Coach Mark Huspeth says this team can still accomplish a lot, if it can win its three remaining games…
Hudspeth says New Mexico State has one of the best quarterbacks in the Sun Belt by the name of Tyler Rogers…