The Ruston High Bearcats are getting a new logo after a request from Rutgers University to do so. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Saturday marks 50 years since Hurricane Camille ravaged the north-central Gulf Coast. Matt Doyle spoke with State Climatologist Barry Keim about the storm’s legacy.
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The Ruston High Bearcats are getting a new logo after Rutgers University asked the school to change it. Both use an identical block R, but Rutgers holds the trademark. Principal Dan Gressett says the university was not mean spirited in their cease and desist request.
Gressett says the school is not seeing much pushback from the community as the block R logo has only been in use for the last ten years.
Gressett says the high school and the university has a memorandum of understanding over the logo’s use, but no one is going to court over the issue.
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The President’s decision to delay implementing a new 10 percent tariff on a range of items from China likely spares Krewe members increased prices on beads.
The tariffs were set to take effect on September 15th, but that sparked fears Christmas shoppers could have sticker shock. December 15th is the new date, and Beads by the Dozen president Dan Kelly says…
Kelly says a ten percent tariff would have translated to about a seven percent increase on retail prices for customers. That can really add up for big throwers…
If the tariff schedule had not changed, a majority of the beads available for retail would have been slapped with the increases.
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Saturday marks the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Camille’s devastating landfall along the Mississippi coast in 1969. Before Hurricane Katrina, Camille was the Gulf Coast’s defining storm. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Camile certainly had Katrina beat in terms of hurricane-force winds
Camile formed in the Caribbean just south of Cuba before heading to the north-central Gulf Coast.
Keim says the impact was so devastating that it led to the creation of the Saffir-Simpson Scale, which categorized hurricanes in a way regular people could understand.
The system is one of only four Cat 5s to make landfall, those being the Labor Day Hurricane of 35’, Camile in 69’, Andrew in 92’, and Michael last year.
Camille had a limited impact on Louisiana outside of the far eastern coastlines due to it’s unusually small size, but Keim says it was still a memorable event for those in the way…
Camille is thought to be responsible for 259 deaths, and 9.7 billion dollars’ worth of damage adjusted for inflation. It cut a swath from the coast all the way up to Virginia where it dumped 31 inches of rain.
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Cops are stepping up patrols to get impaired drivers off the road with the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” national law enforcement campaign. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Executive Director Lisa Freeman says you can expect to see more officers doing their part to combat drunk and drug-impaired drivers between now and Labor Day.
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Recent stats indicate 376 people died in traffic crashes around the country during the Labor Day holiday. Freeman says efforts to curtail inebriated drivers in the bayou state are making an impact.
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Freeman says between cabs, rideshare services, and designated drivers, there is no excuse for getting behind the wheel if you’ve had anything that could impair your driving. Beyond the risk of hurting yourself or others, there will be legal ramifications.