Louisiana is experiencing another very cold evening, and it looks to stay this way and get even chillier into the New Year. State Climatologist Barry Keim says a second cold front is expected to sweep across the state Sunday, bringing in even cooler air….:
It will bring the coldest air of the season thus far for Louisiana.
Health officials thought we’d be seeing fewer flu cases by now, but it’s actually gotten worse in Louisiana. Dr. Frank Welch with the state department of health says we’re seeing almost double the number of cases as our neighboring states…:
Louisiana is leading the nation in flu cases.
State Police are investigating a shooting early this morning in Monroe involving a Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s deputy. Trooper Michael Reichardt says the incident started after a deputy stopped to assist a stalled vehicle…
Reichardt says charges are expected to be filed as the investigation continues.
The US Department of Agriculture will test a new method in 2018 for controlling the rampant feral hog population. Texas and Alabama were chosen for a pilot program involving a new poison bait that officials hope will target the swine, without damaging local ecosystems. Louisiana Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says the Sodium Nitrite targets red blood cells to incapacitate the pigs…
Testing will begin after the first of the year…