The National Hurricane Center says there is a medium chance for a tropical depression to form near Louisiana’s southeast coast later this week. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says regardless of development, significant rainfall totals are expected…

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The rainfall will reach coastal parishes of southeast Louisiana on Wednesday.

The EPA has approved two State Implementation Plans that will reduce sulfur dioxide emissions. The first addresses emissions at Cabot Corporation’s Ville Platte carbon black plant. State Department of Environmental Quality administrator Jason Meyers says their submitted plan proves the area will reach attainment with EPA standards, leaving one non-attainment area in Louisiana in St. Bernard Parish. Meyers says work has been underway there as well.

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The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission has a stern message for all you kamikaze drivers out there. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Some key LSU contributors are expected back from injury including Linebacker Whit Weeks who suffered a broken fibula and dislocated ankle in the Tigers’ New Year’s Eve bowl game versus Baylor. His linebacking partner, Harold Perkins, suffered a season-ending ACL injury against UCLA in week four. After a true freshman All-American season in 2022, Perkins struggled with position changes and then injury. Head coach Brian Kelly says Perkins will be ready for the start of camp back at his old position of outside linebacker.

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The National Hurricane Center says there is a medium chance for a tropical depression to form near Louisiana’s southeast coast later this week. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says its ability to organize into a named storm will depend on how long the center of the storm stays over water before making landfall along the northern Gulf coast. He says they are not expecting this system to develop into a hurricane.

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The EPA approves two State Implementation Plans aimed at reducing sulfur dioxide emissions. One plan is called an “infrastructure SIP.” State Department of Environmental Quality administrator Jason Meyers says it’s a necessary first step when an EPA standard changes.

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The roadways are not your place to train for the next NASCAR race – chill out and slow down! That’s the stern message from the The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission. Greg Fischer with the LHSC says that doesn’t mean driving at a snail’s pace, either.

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In 2023, speed was a factor in 30-percent of all deadly crashes in Louisiana.

LSU is expecting the return of some key contributors on both sides of the ball from injury. Linebacker Whit Weeks suffered a broken fibula and dislocated ankle in the Tigers’ New Year’s Eve bowl game versus Baylor. At SEC Media Days yesterday, he said he’ll be good to go for camp.

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The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission has a stern message for all you kamikaze drivers out there – chill out and slow down! Greg Fischer with the LHSC says in 2023, speeding was a factor in almost 29-percent of all fatal crashes nationwide.

Cut 9 (11)  “…speeding is involved.”

The EPA has approved two State Implementation Plans that will reduce sulfur dioxide emissions. The first addresses emissions at Cabot Corporation’s Ville Platte carbon black plant. State Department of Environmental Quality administrator Jason Meyers says the plant is redesigning and reconstructing a large portion of the plant to bring Evangeline Parish into compliance with EPA standards.

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A named storm in the Gulf of Mexico by Thursday is a possibility. Jeff Palermo reports regardless of development, heavy rainfall is expected in Louisiana.

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The National Hurricane Center is watching for the possible development of a tropical depression near Louisiana’s southeastern coast later this week. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says regardless of development, significant rainfall totals are expected, with widespread rainfall across south Louisiana on Thursday and Friday…

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Southeast Louisiana is under a flood watch from tomorrow afternoon through late Friday night.

There’s concern about rural hospitals in the wake of the passage of the tax and spending bill in Congress. But Jeff Reynolds, the executive director of the Louisiana Rural Hospital Coalition, says none are in danger of closing because the cuts don’t kick in right away.

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Reynolds says nearly all rural hospitals in the state are in good financial health currently.

State officials announce LA Wallet is accepted at TSA checkpoints nationwide. Colleen Crain has more.

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There are reports of heavy law enforcement in Baton Rouge and Oakdale this morning. In Baton Rouge, authorities are stationed at a hotel where the Louisiana Chiefs of Police Conference was being held. Federal officials say its court-authorized law enforcement activity, but no other details have been released.

The National Hurricane Center says there is a medium chance for a tropical depression to form near Louisiana’s southeast coast later this week. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says a named storm forming is possible, but there’s a better chance for significant rainfall totals…

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Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville is being renamed back to Camp Beauregard after Battle of New Orleans veteran Captain Jacques Toutant Beauregard. It was previously named after Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard until the name was changed in 2022. Lieutenant Colonel Noel Collins says the restoration honors Louisiana history.

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After Shreveport Republican Senator Alan Seabaugh ripped Governor Landry on KEEL radio last week, the governor went on its morning show to give his response. Seabaugh especially had some choice words over Landry using his line-item veto power to scrap four of his projects. Landry says there simply wasn’t enough money for all the projects the legislature gave him.

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Landry, meanwhile, said yesterday that Office of Motor Vehicles Director Bryan Adams and his team have made upgrades to the OMV computer system to prevent the service disruptions that hampered the agency earlier this year.

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Governor Landry fires back – albeit respectfully – at fellow Republican Alan Seabaugh in an interview on KEEL radio. This, after Seabaugh went on that station to say that Landry was not doing a good job as governor. Landry said he knows why Seabaugh’s mad.

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Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville is being renamed back to Camp Beauregard after Battle of New Orleans veteran Captain Jacques Toutant Beauregard. Lieutenant Colonel Noel Collins says Guardsmen will continue Beauregard’s legacy through federal deployments and state emergencies.

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LSU players sound an optimistic tune at SEC Football Media Days in Atlanta. Kace Kieschnick reports.

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The State Capitol will soon get an exterior makeover. Governor Landry and state lawmakers have set aside almost 32-million dollars to waterproof the outside of the building and give it a good, thorough cleaning. The Capitol was completed in 1932 after just 14 months of construction.

Last week, Shreveport Republican Senator Alan Seabaugh took to the airwaves to rip Governor Landry. Now, the governor has responded. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Louisiana Democrats have said as many as 33 rural hospitals will close because of President Trump’s tax and spending bill that makes cuts to Medicaid. But Jeff Reynolds, executive director of the Louisiana Rural Hospital Coalition, says…

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Louisiana officials say LA Wallet can be used as a substitute to your physical driver’s license at any TSA checkpoint in the country. Governor Jeff Landry says the Transportation and Security Administration has certified LA wallet complies with federal requirements, allowing Louisiana residents to present LA Wallet at TSA security checkpoints, federal buildings and courthouses…

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Louisiana National Guard’s Training Center in Pineville is once again called Camp Beauregard. The installation was previously named after a Confederate General and the facility’s name was changed in 2022. Now the facility will honor

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That’s Lt. Colonel Noel Collins, who says Captain Beauregard fought with the Third Regiment of the Louisiana Militia against the British Army in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.

After Shreveport Republican Senator Alan Seabaugh ripped Governor Landry on KEEL radio last week, the governor went on its morning show to give his response. Seabaugh especially had some choice words over Landry using his line-item veto power to scrap four of his projects. Landry says there simply wasn’t enough money for all the projects the legislature gave him.

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Democrats have said dozens of rural hospitals will close because of President Trump’s spending bill. But executive director of the Louisiana Rural Hospital Coalition, Jeff Reynolds, says hospitals are not in danger of closing anytime soon and a hospital closing is extremely rare….

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State officials announce LA Wallet is accepted at TSA checkpoints nationwide.

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The governor has also announced that the Louisiana National Guard Training Center in Pineville will go back to being called Camp Beauregard. The installation’s name was changed in 2022, because the facility was named after a Confederate General. Now the training center will be named after Captain Jacques Toutant Beauregard, a member of the Louisiana Milita who fought in the 1815 Battle of New Orleans.