Louisiana is seeing an increase in the fall webworm population for this time of year. They could cause major damage to your fruit and nut trees. Jeff Palermo has the story.
Cut 1 (31)… I’m Jeff Palermo.”
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Congressman Garret Graves makes it clear he will not run for another political office this year, including dog catcher…or commissioner. Sean Richardson has the story.
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Louisiana is seeing an increase this year in a fuzzy blondish caterpillar called fall webworms. LSU AgCenter urban entomologist Aaron Ashbrook says they do not bite humans, but they could do a number on trees and bushes in your yard
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While in heavily wooded areas the damage caused by the caterpillars mainly goes unnoticed…
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Ashbrook recommends using pesticides that don’t harm other, beneficial insects by using BT (bacillus thuringiensis). There are a few possibilities for the boom in population this year.
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Eventually, the fall webwork will head from the trees to the grass. Spin their cocoons and emerge as a small white moth. Ashbrook says not to worry the trees are not on the menu for moths.
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Governor Jeff Landry is making national headlines with the Ten Commandments law requiring them to be displayed in every Louisiana public classroom. Some might question if the Republican has political aspirations outside of the state, UL-Monroe Political science professor Pearson Cross believes Landry’s “end game” is without boundaries…
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Cross says Landry is already on speed dial with Donald Trump, Junior, and has been endorsed by the former president, and if Trump wins in November…
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With the constitutionality of the Ten Commandments law in question, if Landry’s case reaches the U.S. Supreme Court and it’s ruled in his favor or not, Cross feels Landry wins politically either way.
Cut 8 (08) “…him really.”
The ACLU and nine families have filed lawsuits against the Ten Commandments law.
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Congressman Garret Graves makes it clear he will not seek another political office this year, and that includes Baton Rouge Mayor, PSC Commissioner, or dog catcher. Graves says he’s not ready to jump into another political office after announcing earlier this month he will not seek re-election
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Graves says he looks forward to being a normal citizen, reintroducing himself to friends and family and…
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The 52-year-old Graves says one of his main priorities is finishing out his fifth term in the U-S House…
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The Republican from Baton Rouge’s term ends in January. Graves says, “God has a plan, and he intends to listen.”