New U-S Census numbers show Louisiana’s poverty rate has dropped from second to third in the nation. Kevin Barnhart has more…
A helicopter crash at Fort Polk Army base in Louisiana this morning has killed one and injured three others. The Army chopper crash happened at the Joint Readiness Training Center according to Army officials. Four crew members were on the chopper and names have not been released until relatives are notified. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Louisiana is one of seven states under a federally declared fishing disaster, which makes state anglers and businesses eligible to request assistance from a 165 million dollar congressionally approved fund. Congress approved NOAA for the management of the funds. LDWF Biologist Administrator Jason Froeba (Fray-bah) says they will work with the agency to aid struggling anglers.
The US drought monitor currently lists five percent of the state in severe drought and 13-percent in moderate drought. State Climatologist Barry Keim says northwest Louisiana has seen the least amount of rain
Cut 12 (13) “…3.5 inches”
Several parishes are under a burn ban.