A low-pressure system in the northern portion of the Gulf is showing potential for developing into a tropical depression. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Lafayette based food delivery service Waitr is preparing to add the option to have booze delivered with your food. Matt Doyle has more.
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Parents who’ve had their drivers license suspended for overdue child support payments are being given a chance to get back on the road starting August 1st…
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The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is keeping a finger on the pulse of the weather forecast with a system in the Gulf that has the potential to develop into a threat to Louisiana. GOHSEP spokesperson Mike Steele says as of Monday, the system has an 80% chance of developing into a tropical depression.
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Steele says there are several precautions Louisiana residents need to take ahead of the storm as it could result in a massive amount of rainfall on the Gulf Coast.
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In 2016, a weather system formed in the northern portion on the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in the flooding that many are still trying to recover from due to high amounts of rainfall. National Weather Service Slidell Meteorologist Freddie Zeiggler says the current system has some parallels to that 2016 storm.
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Zeiggler says the development could even turn into a hurricane by the end of the week.
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Food delivery service Waitr says they’re in the process of adding beer and wine to the list of goods you can have delivered with your order.
Waitr CEO Chris Meaux says once they work out the specifics with the Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, you’ll see a new option on the app when you go to order from participating restaurants.
Beer and wine delivery was OK’d in the last Legislative session, but Meaux says there is no current timeline as to when ATC will approve this request.
You can’t just have the booze delivered to your door though. Meaux says in order to have the factory sealed beer or wine included in your order, you’ve got to have some food as well.
Meaux says alcohol delivery has been one of the most sought after additions to food delivery since Waitr came into existence, and a goal for the company.
Waitr works with more than 3,500 restaurants statewide.
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According to the National College Access Network’s FAFSA tracker, Louisiana ranks number one throughout the nation for application completion for a second year. Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance Executive Director Dr. Sujuan Boutté says the numbers are a big win for the state.
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Boutté says the growth in applications has seen an uptick in student activity in becoming more proactive about continuing education beyond high school.
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Nationwide, 53% of seniors have applied for FAFSA. Boutté says they’ve found the right tools to get kids on the track for higher learning.
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Tennessee came in at number two followed by Delaware, DC, and New Jersey.
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Starting August 1st the Department of Children and Family services is giving parents who are behind on child support the opportunity to get their drivers license back without having to pay off everything they owe immediately.
Regional Administrator for Child Support Enforcement Sandra Broussard has the details on how “On The Road” works…
Previously parents could have their license suspended for being 90 days past due and could not get their license reinstated without making the full back-payment.
Broussard says getting non-custodial parents their licenses back increases make them more likely to make payments…
It’s the second year of the program that began a six-week run last year. Broussard says last year they had a lot of success.
The program runs through September 30th.