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'There's nothing left': Deep South tornadoes kill 26
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, MICHAEL GOLDBERG AND ROGELIO SOLIS
Fri,03/24/23-7:27AM , 113 Reads
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President-elect Joe Biden receives his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine from Nurse partitioner Tabe Mase at Christiana Hospital in Newark Del., on Dec. 21, 2020, from nurse practitioner. Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 was blocked Thursday, March 23, 2023, by a federal appeals court. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov't workers
By KEVIN MCGILL - Associated Press
Thu,03/23/23-6:49PM , 82 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been blocked by a federal appeals court.
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In reversal for Biden, US appeals court rules against COVID-19 vaccination requirement for federal employees
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,03/23/23-6:40PM , 57 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In reversal for Biden, US appeals court rules against COVID-19 vaccination requirement for federal employees.

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Dilapidated infrastructure remains at the B-5 orphan well site in the Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge in Lottie, La., Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Louisiana plugs 100 abandoned oil wells with federal grant
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,03/23/23-6:04PM , 64 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — More than 100 abandoned oil wells, which can leak cancer-causing chemicals and threaten the environmental health of an area, in Louisiana have been plugged during the last two months, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Thursday.
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Franklinton, 70438, LA

Current Temp

93°F

Sunny

Chance of Rain: 0%
Max Temp: 95°F
Min Temp: 75°F
Feels Like: 100°F
Dew Point: 76°F
Humidity: 94%
Sunrise: 5:59 AM
Sunset: 8:07 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: SW
Wind Gust: 8 mph
Sky Cover: 44%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 76°F
Moon Rise: 6:38 PM
Moon Set: 3:45 AM

Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 106. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

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