It was a record turn out for Love the Boot Week’s 3rd annual litter removal and beautification throughout the state. Sean Richardson has the story.
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Formosan Subterranean termite swarm season is in full swing. Sean Richardson has the story.
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Louisiana Income Tax returns are due tomorrow, May 15th. If you need a little extra time to prepare them, there’s good news and bad. Colleen Crain explains.
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Keep Louisiana Beautiful and The Office fo the Lieutenant Governor announced that April’s, Love the Boot Week was a major success. With 19,441 people volunteering and a record 347 tons of litter collected, KLB Executive Director Susan Russell says it was a year of tremendous growth.
Russell says this issue is 100% preventable if everyone is responsible for their own actions.
A few steps you can take are…
Lieutenant Gov. Billy Nungesser says, “Love the Boot Week’s impact is a testament to our states readiness for a cleaner, greener Louisiana.” And with the turnout from this years event, lets hope that next year is even better.
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Louisiana has hit the peak for termite swarm season. LSU Ag Center Entomologist Dr. Aaron Ashbrook says Formosan subterranean termites are attracted to light so keep interior lights off at night to prevent them from coming into your house. Second, termites are looking for leaks in your home.
Ashbrook says these termites are some of the most destructive species we have and they are responsible for billions in damages every year. He says if they get in your home, they love to feast on moist wood as a result of a water leak or drainage issue…
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Ashbrook says if you have swarms inside your home that is a concern
The best plan is to work with a Termite and Pest control company for preventative maintenance.
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The pastor of St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville says 60 children were set to receive their First Communion on Saturday when a teenager entered the church and brandished a gun. Law enforcement was quick to respond and a frightening experience ended with no shots fired…
Viewers of the live stream saw two priests lowering their bodies behind a table and screams can be heard from the congregation…
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Authorities have charged a 16-year-old with terrorizing and two counts of possession of a firearm by a juvenile. The Diocese of Lafayette says the gunman was dressed in all black with a hoodie over his head and wearing a mask. After he was taken into custody, the all clear was given…
Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel says they will have uniformed law enforcement at all upcoming Masses. First Communicants can receive First Holy Communion at whichever Mass they choose this weekend.
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The Louisiana House has given final legislative approval to a bill that scraps a plan to put cameras up on the I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge that would issue tickets to speeding violators resulting in twice the normal fine. New Iberia Senator Blake Miguez is a big proponent of cops ticketing speeding vehicles, not cameras
The measure voids a section of a law passed in 2022 that sought to control speeding on the 18-mile bridge by doubling the speeding fines and using cameras to do it. But Miguez says a normal speeding ticket already costs a driver 350 dollars…
Miguez says using cameras to issue tickets also means fewer dollars for their local criminal justice system
The bill received unanimous support in both the House and Senate.
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The severe weather that rolled through Louisiana yesterday is responsible for at least one death. Authorities say a person died just outside of the town of Henderson. St. Martin Sheriff Becket Breaux says a twister likely hit the parish…
Henderson Mayor Sherbin Collette says they have a big cleanup on their hands today…