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Louisiana’s vaccine lottery opens today. Here’s how to sign up for your ‘shot at a million.’
Today is the day vaccinated Louisianans can sign up for the chance to win $1 million along with 13 other prizes in the Shot at a Million vaccine lottery. All residents, ages 12 and up, who have received at least one dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines or have received the single-shot Johnson and…
Juneteenth Is Now a National Holiday, But There’s Still More Work to Do
Jenny Singer Sat, June 19, 2021, 6:00 AM·10 min read This Saturday, June 19, is Juneteenth—a holiday that celebrates the end of legal slavery in the United States. Last year, it coincided with an unprecedented national protest demanding accountability for the police killings of Black Americans like George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Despite the pandemic,…
Saturday is the brand new ‘unofficial’ start to hurricane season
(CNN)After a record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season last year, storm forecasting will get off to an earlier start this year thanks to consecutive years of pre-season activity. At least one named tropical system has formed in the Atlantic prior to June 1 — the official start of the season — every year for the past 6…
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Allen, LA Beauregard, LA Calcasieu, LA Hardin, TX Jasper, TX Newton, TX https://www.kplctv.com/weatheralerts/ The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for… West Central Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana… Southern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana… Northwestern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana… Northeastern Hardin County in southeastern Texas… Southeastern Jasper…
SWLA WEATHER BLOG: Weather alerts and flooding updates
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – May 17 flooding in Southwest Louisiana. HIGH WATER RESCUE · If anyone is trapped in their home, needs help evacuating, or has any other flood-related issues, please call the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office at (337) 491-3685 911 if it is an emergency. SCHOOL CLOSURES · All Calcasieu schools and facilities…