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Evacuating with pets ahead of hurricanes a little easier with a plan, LSU Vet School says
People evacuating with their pets ahead of a hurricane should plan to be away from home for one or two weeks when packing supplies for the animals, the LSU Vet School said. A week's supply of pet food and a two-week supply of medications are recommended. And for exotic pets,...
Local organizations make plans for Juneteenth celebrations
SHREVEPORT, La. -- Louisiana has recognized Juneteenth as a legal state holiday since 2021. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved persons in Galveston, Texas were finally told of the end of the Civil War and freed. Today, people celebrate Juneteenth in several ways. Citizens in the surrounding areas have...
Wednesday AM Forecast: Quick relief from humidity but not the heat
In response to conditions becoming less humid over the next few days, heat will ramp up. Saturday will be the hottest day of the week with a quick 180°-turn in weather conditions by Sunday as tropical moisture moves towards the Louisiana coast. Today & Tonight: Morning temperatures in the...
Researchers find higher levels of dangerous chemical than expected in southeast Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Researchers using high-tech air monitoring equipment rolled through an industrialized stretch of southeast Louisiana in mobile labs and found levels of a carcinogen in concentrations as much as 20 times higher than previously estimated, according to a paper published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.
Louisiana sending out over $5M in unclaimed property checks to residents
NEW ORLEANS — On Thursday, 27,842 unclaimed property checks totaling $5.1 million will be mailed out to Louisiana residents. Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, M.D., says those checks will be mailed to residents of every parish in the state. “I want to stress to all of the recipients that...
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