Spring is here and the threat for flooding increases. National Flood Insurance Chief Executive David Maurstad says if you aren’t covered, the longer you wait to get it done, the higher the risk, because you can’t get the coverage fast enough to respond to an immediate threat….
A strong line of storms of is making its way through the state this morning, with the strongest storms in northeast Louisiana.
Senator John Kennedy, who sits on the Senate Budget Committee, questioned the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought over transactions that took place in the final month of the fiscal year.
Cut 14 (11) “…that’s a disgace.”
Kennedy says the government spent $97 billion on contracts in the last month of fiscal year 2018. The total for contract spending for the entire fiscal year was $544-billion
The peak of the crawfish season is right around the corner and there’s a concern there will not be enough H-2B Visa workers to peel crawfish to meet the demand. Louisiana Farm Bureau public policy coordinator Brian Breaux says that means large amounts of crawfish could be potentially tossed out…
Breaux says fewer Louisiana residents are willing to work as a crawfish peeler, so the demand for foreign workers is growing.
The app Sick Weather says Louisiana ranks in the top 5 states with flu and allergy symptoms. According to Sick Weather App CEO Graham Dodge the app follows and forecast illness trends across the states. The app tracks social media sites when people posts their symptoms.
Cut 7 (10) “…we also collect.”
Dodge says if you have allergies you need to prep now.