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wdsu.com > article > louisiana-parents-scramble-summer-camp > 70227790

Parents scramble to find child care after summer camps eliminate program for 3, 4-year-olds

Parents scramble to find child care after summer camps eliminate program for 3, 4-year-olds19+ hour, 53+ min ago   (271+ words) A new focus on early child care has many summer camps out of reach for families with preschoolers. "I'm a working parent, I'm friends with a lot of working parents; people need safe, reliable child care for their children." Louisiana…...

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wdsu.com > article > summer-2025-song-of-the-summer-crisis > 65584188

The song of the summer is a bummer

6+ mon, 1+ hour ago   (798+ words) The summer of 2025 is severely lacking in "Espresso." Gone are the sweaty days when "Not Like Us" lit up parties nationwide, uniting Drake dissers everywhere. There are manchildren and daisies and animated anthems from "KPop Demon Hunters," but nothing that's…...

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wdsu.com > article > new-orleans-restaurants-look-forward-to-coolinary-summer-tradition > 65575284

New Orleans restaurants look forward to Coolinary summer tradition

New Orleans restaurants look forward to Coolinary summer tradition6+ mon, 2+ day ago   (206+ words) New Orleans restaurants are welcoming back a summer tradition, Coolinary, in hopes of a boost in sales. Coolinary menus offer two-course lunches at participating restaurants for $28 or less and some three-course dinners for $58 or less. The goal is to increase…...

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wdsu.com > article > alert-day-extreme-heat-and-storm-threats-for-southeast-louisiana-this-week > 65537315

ALERT DAY: Extreme Heat and Storm Threats for Southeast Louisiana This Week

ALERT DAY: Extreme Heat and Storm Threats for Southeast Louisiana This Week6+ mon, 5+ day ago   (196+ words) Dangerous heat continues today with scattered storms developing this afternoon. Slightly better rain chances arrive midweek. Today is another WDSU First Warning Weather Alert Day as dangerous heat grips southeast Louisiana. Extreme Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories remain in effect…...

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wdsu.com > article > miso-issues-high-energy-alert-for-louisiana-amid-extreme-heat > 65532443

MISO issues high energy alert for Louisiana amid extreme heat

MISO issues high energy alert for Louisiana amid extreme heat6+ mon, 5+ day ago   (317+ words) MISO issues high energy alert as extreme heat strains Louisiana's power grid and triggers a spike in A/C failures. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) has issued a high energy alert for Louisiana as extreme heat continues to drive…...

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wdsu.com > article > alert-day-extreme-heat-warning-for-parts-of-southeast-louisiana-feeling-up-to-114 > 65525613

ALERT DAY: Extreme Heat Warning for parts of Southeast Louisiana, feeling up to 114

ALERT DAY: Extreme Heat Warning for parts of Southeast Louisiana, feeling up to 1146+ mon, 6+ day ago   (214+ words) Highs rise to the mid to upper 90s but could feel as hot as 114. We're expecting mostly dry conditions today. Today is a WDSU First Warning Weather Alert Day due to an EXTREME HEAT WARNING until 8 p.m. Areas not under an extreme…...

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wdsu.com > article > new-orleans-weather-heat-forecast > 65517713

Heating up Sunday and through early next week

Heating up Sunday and through early next week6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (110+ words) Temperatures and heat index values will increase over the next few days A Heat Advisory will begin across all of southeast Louisiana and south Mississippi on Sunday from 10am-8pm. Heat index values will be as hot as 110. An upper level high…...

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wdsu.com > article > heat-advisory-in-effect-dangerous-heat-and-storm-chances-continue-across-southeast-louisiana > 65123471

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT: Dangerous Heat and Storm Chances Continue Across Southeast Louisiana

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT: Dangerous Heat and Storm Chances Continue Across Southeast Louisiana7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (267+ words) Dangerous heat continues across the region today with highs in the 90s but feeling like 110+. Afternoon storms return and we're tracking your weekend forecast. It's another hot and steamy day across southeast Louisiana, and the heat is taking center stage. A…...

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wdsu.com > article > heatstroke-symptoms-prevention-summer-health > 65116666

How to prevent heatstroke and other heat-related emergencies

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (737+ words) As summer temperatures rise and emergency department visits related to extreme heat top 100,000 Americans a year, what should people know about the dangers of heatstroke? What are the symptoms, and how can others recognize if someone needs help? What are…...

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wdsu.com > article > food-insecurity-grows-as-summer-hunger-deepens-in-local-parish > 65106435

Food insecurity grows as summer hunger deepens in local parish

Food insecurity grows as summer hunger deepens in local parish7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (411+ words) As donations drop and federal aid shrinks, families across St. Tammany Parish turn to food banks to fill the summer hunger gap. With school out and federal food support dwindling, families across St. Tammany Parish are leaning harder than ever…...