BY DOUG GRAHAM | Staff writer Tim Morgan has created a warning system that allows law enforcement involved in pursuits to send real-time alerts through an app; the notifications could prompt residents in the area to stop driving or be on the lookout for speeding vehicles. About 30 police departments and other emergency agencies in Tennessee, Texas, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Illinois are using the Digital Siren technology. Morgan plans to speak at an upcoming legislative task force meeting in Louisiana.
Being a member of the Society of Hickory Golfers of Historic City Park Golf Course in Baton Rouge entails more than just playing with hickory clubs. The golfers also dress the part, including knee socks and vests. The club has 20 members, many of them women.
As one of the best cold-hardy citrus types we can grow in the South, satsumas are a great option for home growers in Louisiana. Originally known as the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu), the fruit is native to China and Japan. According to Peter Anderson at the University of Florida, the first record of satsumas in the United States was in Florida in 1876. The fruit has become the major commercial citrus type grown in the South. |