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The current standard issue firearm for wildlife enforcement agents is the SIG Sauer semi-automatic pistol in .45 ACP. Each agent is also issued a Remington 870 Police 12 gauge shotgun. Agents are also issued (since Hurricane Katrina) SIG SG 551 carbines chambered for .223 Remington. These agents also come equipped with collapsible batons and ...
Baton Rouge city, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 [70] Pop 2010 [71] Pop 2020 [72 ...
The United States Army Corps of Engineers stated that an area in Louisiana between Simmesport and Baton Rouge was expected to be inundated with 20–30 feet (6.1–9.1 m) of water. [14] Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and many other river towns were threatened, [15] [16] but officials stressed that they should be able to avoid catastrophic flooding. [17]
This time, about one-third of the boat is now visible above the shoreline near downtown Baton Rouge. Low water levels in the Mississippi River have been approaching a historic low for the last week.
East Baton Rouge Parish (French: Paroisse de Bâton-Rouge Est; Spanish: Parroquia del Este de Bastón Rojo) is the most populous parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its population was 456,781 at the 2020 census. [1] The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana's state capital. [2] East Baton Rouge Parish is located within the Greater Baton ...
The Southern Hills aquifer system is the primary source of public water in the northern ten parishes of southeastern Louisiana.The aquifer dips towards the Gulf of Mexico and extends from the northern limit of the recharge region near Vicksburg, Mississippi, and as far south as the Baton Rouge area in south Louisiana.
In June 2012, residents of Bayou Corne began to notice unusual phenomena; the ground was prone to shaking and bubbles began to arise from the water. [11] The US Geological Survey noted an increase in seismic activity, [12] but could not point to an exact source or cause.
East Baton Rouge Parish schools announced they won't open back up until September 6, 25 days after school was originally canceled for the floods on August 12, the third day of school. [52] Transportation was a challenge for many districts across the state, as many kids were displaced from their homes and many school buses were damaged from ...