The State Bond Commission is meeting and the panel is expected to approve a 450-million dollar financing plan to renovate the Superdome. The 44-year-old venue is in need of modifications to keep the venue competitive for hosting major events and the proposal is tied to keeping the Saints in New Orleans for 30 more years. State Treasurer John Schroder says the investment into the dome is a good one.
Cut 5 (08) “…I’m seeing done.”
The renovations would take three to four years to complete.

A poll of one-thousand likely Louisiana voters finds that 71-percent of them believe in climate change and 68-percent believe extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and Pollster Greg Rigamer says a majority of them are concerned about those impacts…
cut 8 (10) “…no”
And 80-percent believe extreme weather will have a greater impact on future generations.

Hurricane Barry was the last-named storm and that was a month ago. State Climatologist Barry Keim says do not let your guard down, the last time we had zero storms in August, September was very active.
Cut 15 (10) “…September”
NOAA is predicting an above-average season because El Nino weather conditions have faded.

Louisiana ranks number one on CenturyLinkQuote’s ranking of safest states for kids online. The report says Louisiana has one of the lowest victim rates and is well under the national average for malware infection rates. Spokesperson Elaine Thompson says while Louisiana does have the top spot, the state is not immune to cyber dangers and parents need to express the importance of best practices online.
Cut 12 (12) “…upcoming school year.”