Articles of Interest

The National Safety Council has released a groundbreaking report on pediatric vehicular heatstroke (PVH) titled, Kids in Hot Cars; a Legislative Look Across the U.S. On average, 37 children die each year due to PVH; 42 children died during 2017, alone. All of these deaths were preventable. In an effort to better understand and document this risk, NSC

  Scientists have determined this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone,” an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life, is 8,776 square miles, an area about the size of New Jersey. It is the largest measured since dead zone mapping began there in 1985. The measured size is close to the

West Virginia has lowest well-being, followed by Louisiana  WASHINGTON, D.C. & ATLANTA (February 13, 2018) – World-leading analytics and advice firm Gallup, and Sharecare, the digital health company helping people manage all their health in one place, today announced the 2017 annual state rankings from the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index, which measures well-being across the five elements that

Recent report reveals 5 Lousiana cities make the top 100 Most Dangerous Cities in the U.S. The 5 cities are Monroe Louisiana ranked number 1 on the list with Alexandria close at number 8. New Orleans, Shreveport and Baton Rouge round off the top 100. New Orleans also makes the top 30 Murder Capitals of

The report reveals total of 6 Louisiana Public Schools located in Shreveport, Homer, Independence, Baker and Tallulah Louisiana make the list. Only 1 public school made the best schools list, Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies made the list at number 85 of the top 100 Best Performing Public Schools in the United States. Metairie Academy for

Put Your Phone Away or Get Ready to Pay. Distracted Drivers Beware with U Drive. U Text. U Pay. Distracted driving has become one of the most common reasons for vehicle crashes on America’s roads. That’s why the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is teaming up with law enforcement agencies across

Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has received $2.2 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Board of Directors to be used toward the completion of the East Timbalier Island Project design. “This is another significant step to help advance this important project as part of Louisiana’s

Supports say that Facebook and Google collect data on users and we allow them. the fact is that those companies only collect the data you submit, they don’t have the same information about you that internet providers like Charter or AT&T require to open an account or know what you do online, only what you do

RCL and TNC construct oyster reef using shell collected from New Orleans restaurants Baton Rouge, LA (November 18, 2016) – it took thousands of people eating mounds of oysters for the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana’s (CRCL) Oyster Shell Recycling Program to have enough recycled oyster shell to construct its first oyster reef. This week,

How do I register to vote? To register and vote, you must be: a U.S. citizen; at least 17 years old, but must be 18 years old prior to next election to vote; not under an order of imprisonment for conviction of a felony; not under a judgment of full interdiction for mental incompetence or partial interdiction