Environmental

LSU-Shreveport has dedicated its new research station and a classroom at an open house. Director Gary Hanson says the Red River Watershed Management Institute has officially opened the Anderson Watershed Research Station and the Jay Greenleaf Watershed Outreach Classroom.

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Northwestern State University will host a session of Energy Camp Louisiana July 9-13. The session is for incoming 10th, 11th and 12th grade students from DeSoto, Natchitoches and Red River parishes.

Two sessions for Caddo Parish students will be held June 4-9 and 11-15 at Southern University in Shreveport

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That earthquake that was felt in East Texas this morning, shook, rattled and even rolled  people out of bed. In fact, my two teenage daughters were awakened by the tremors.

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At 3:12 a.m. today, a 4.3 magnitude earthquake shook parts of the ArkLaTex. 

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I admit it. I'm from Alabama, and transplanted to Texas.  So, there are many Cajun names native to Louisiana that I can't pronounce, and one of them is Atchafalaya.

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The Associated Press is reporting that the National Christmas Tree planted near the White House has died during a transplanting operation. It's now being removed after passing away from "transplant shock."

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Good news for Louisianians, we're breathing cleaner air than ever. May is national clean air month.

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The man chosen to replace Al Armendariz as acting Administrator for the EPA's South Central Region is a Shreveport native. 

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The closure of the Red River Waterway is into the millions now.

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The American Lung Association’s State of the Air report was released today and demonstrates the improvement in air quality throughout Louisiana.

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