Heat indexes over the next week will reach the triple digits as the state descends into the hottest part of the year…
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Air conditioners will also hum throughout the weekend and there’s news rates for many Entergy customers will rise five to seven dollars for two reasons. One is to pay the new St. Charles Power plant that went online last month and credits from the federal tax reform are decreasing.

For years residents in CenLa and other rural areas have been unable to use Uber as a source of transportation, but that has changed with the new statewide rideshare law. Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce President Deborah Randolph says this is a huge development..
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Uber began operating statewide July 3rd.

Pennington Biomedical scientists in Baton Rouge have developed a new pet food that has been patented that lets dogs and cats lose weight without eating less. The food restricts an amino acid, so that liver releases a hormone that makes dogs burn more calories and reduces their body fat. The Slim Health pet food is not yet available commercially and Doctor Frank Greenway says there’s nothing like this on the market for humans…
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