Environmental

DeSoto Parish school officials don't have any numbers yet, but they expect to have to scale back their 2012-13 budget from current spending levels because drilling in the Haynesville Shale is slowing down

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That's the question I asked a local allergist.  Here's my interview with Dr. Peter Boggs at the Asthma and Allergy Clinic:

Northwestern State University has been yarn-bombed. 

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Bossier City water customers now have the capability to pay their monthly bills via the Internet. Notices are being sent out with this month’s bills explaining the new online system which was activated this week.

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Students at Northwestern State University Middle Lab School have learned about the positive impact trees have on the environment, as well as techniques for proper planting and care of trees. They joined the Northwestern State ground crew in planting a live oak tree in front of the school

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The annual Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s (LDAF) Shade Tree Sale will be held at various district forestry offices and other locations throughout the state the week of Feb. 27 through March 2, Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said.

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Downtown Shreveport's Lee Hardware and United Jewelers Apartments have gone green. 

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A water boil advisory has been issued for some members of the Village Water System in the Haughton area.   Because of an emergency repair on the main line that feeds your area, the water was turned off.  The water boil advisory is effective immediately.

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Congressman John Fleming and Senator Mary Landrieu say the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is giving a $100-thousand grant to the Caddo Lake Institute. 

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A  TORNADO WARNING FOR...

SOUTHERN NATCHITOCHES PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...

EAST CENTRAL SABINE PARISH IN NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 230 PM CST

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 16 UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 15

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