BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana First) — A bill that would have banned outdoor balloon releases was vetoed by Gov. Jeff Landry. House Bill 581 was sponsored by Rep. John R. Illg Jr. (R-Harahan) and ...

HAPS Aviation Academy on Tuesday paid tributes to the victims of the Air India plane crash at Ahmedabad, in a solemn event held at Gandhipark in the city.

Gov. Jeff Landry vetoed House Bill 581, which would have banned outdoor balloon releases, due to it being “impossible or impractical to execute”.

For her late father's Jan. 6 birthday, 16-year-old Ashlynn Marracino wrote him a letter and sent it floating on a star-shaped balloon.One day later, Lisa Swisley stumbled upon the teen's touching ...

On Wednesday, Bacon sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce pushing for answers about the rationale behind cutting weather balloon operations and the decision to make changes to staffing ...

On March 20, the NH House passed bill HB 387 making balloon releases of 20 or more balloons into the air a violation offense. First time offenders face a charge of $250 and increases to $500 for ...

A Spiderman balloon at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. A reader often finds the remains of balloons at a nearby cove. File picture: Laura Cavanaugh Thu, 27 Mar, 2025 - 01:00 ...

Letters: Time to get real about balloon waste LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Dec 10, 2024 1 min to read ...

But balloon releases are not healthy for our environment. Balloons that are released into the air don’t just go away; they either get snagged on something such as tree branches, or electrical ...

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