New legislation signed into law will make it possible to have alcohol delivered with your food order. Kevin Barnhart has the details.
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Beaches are shuttered along the Mississippi Gulf Coast as toxic algae blooms have popped up, likely as a result of the Bonnet Carrie Spillway’s opening. Beaches closed are in two of the state’s three coastal counties as a result of it. The blue-green water can cause rashes, diarrhea and vomiting in people who get to close to them.
The Saharan Air Layer, when dust from the Saharan Desert in Africa gets kicked up and swept into the atmosphere, has descended on Louisiana. While it may frustrate some allergy sufferers and create a somewhat strange milky white effect in otherwise blue skies, State Climatologist Barry Keim says there is a beautiful side effect to the weather phenomena.
Louisiana’s Hepatitis A viral outbreak is growing, primaryily targeting the homeless and drug users with 305 cases reported dating back to the outbreak that was declared in December of last year. Hep A can cause flu bug like symptoms, and jaundice in those who are infected. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter says while we haven’t seen outbreaks in the thousands like some of our neighbors, it’s still a significantly more cases than normal.