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Thick swarms of mosquitoes pushed out of southwestern Louisiana's marshes by Hurricane Laura are killing cattle and horses. "The population just exploded in the southwest part of the state," Jeremy Hebert, a Louisiana State University AgCenter agent in Acadia Parish, said in a news release. Dr. Craig Fontenot, a large-animal veterinarian based in Evangeline Parish, told the Associated Press 300 to 400 head of cattle have been lost since Laura hit the state on Aug. 27.

U.S. President Donald Trump visits Gulf of Mexico coastal areas of Louisiana and Texas Saturday that were ravaged by Hurricane Laura, leaving them without power and water as clean-up efforts continue in seasonally hot and humid conditions. Fourteen people were killed when the Category 4 storm devastated the area early Thursday, with more than half of them succumbing to carbon monoxide poisoning due to the improper use of power generators. Trump will first travel to Lake Charles, Louisiana, a city of some 80,000 residents that was hard-hit by Laura. More than 220,000 people in Lake Charles are estimated to be...

Hours after Hurricane Laura made landfall as a Category 4 storm in southwest Louisiana, a chemical fire has been reported at chlorine production plant just west of Lake Charles Thursday morning. Gov. John Bel Edwards issued an emergency alert warning residents of Westlake, Moss Bluff and Sulphur to shelter in place, turn off their air conditioning and close windows and doors. A Louisiana State Police hazardous materials unit is in route. Troopers shut down I-10 from the I-210 exit to the west and the Lakeshore Drive exit at the foot of the bridge over the Calcasieu River. A large, billowing...

As Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana overnight, the winds appeared to push a riverboat casino in to the pillars supporting the Interstate 10 bridge. Louisiana State Police Maj. Doug Cain said they received a report that the Isle of Capri’s riverboat casino broke from its mooring and was stuck against the Interstate 10 bridge in Lake Charles. Early reports emerging in the wake of Hurricane Laura show less damage than what was feared.

It is with great pleasure I report that Baghdad Bob – yes, that Baghdad Bob - “They're not even [within] 100 miles [of Baghdad]. They are not in any place… this is an illusion ... they are trying to sell to the others an illusion.” is alive and well and reporting for CNN. Here he is reporting from Kenosha, shortly before Governor Tony Evers agreed to accept Federal reinforcements to support police after initially refusing White House help. “Fiery But Mostly Peaceful Protests After Police Shooting,” the news network’s television headline blared while its reporter, Omar Jimenez, stood in...

A collision between Russian and US armored vehicles in Syria leads to a high level conversation but first..... Citizens were urged to show up en masse at Idaho's State Capitol in Boise today following yesterday's tumultuous events when riot police flooded the building and citizen journalists were removed from the building leading to the arrest of People's Right's activist Ammon Bundy.... And again today Ammon Bundy arrested and removed from the Senate gallery in the Idaho State Capitol.... Activists trying to stop legislation that would offer civil liability to business over COVID-19 in Idaho in exchange for business compliance with...

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway suggested Wednesday that President Donald Trump might postpone his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention due to concerns about Hurricane Laura’s potentially devastating impact on the Gulf Coast. Asked whether Trump would delay his headliner address set to take place on Thursday, the final night of Republicans’ four-day nominating event, Conway told reporters that campaign officials would not rule out a possible adjustment to the convention schedule.