Press play: Walk-On’s Enterprises and Pandora are partnering to deliver a collection of music ideal for tailgating. The Walk-On’s Tailgate Radio Station is available for free to tailgaters across America via Pandora. “We’re always looking for new ways to engage with our guests and heighten the game-day atmosphere, especially when it comes to football season,” says Brandon Landry, co-founder and owner of Walk-On’s Enterprises. “Our new Pandora station aligns with the Walk-On’s brand and features the musical genres and styles that are ideal for tailgaters across Louisiana, and the entire country. Anyone who’s serious about tailgating—and that’s basically all our guests—will love this station on game day, or any day.”
New estimates: Boston-based catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that Louisiana’s sustained damages from excessive flooding in August totals between $8.5 billion and $11 billion. The August flooding left thousands of homes and businesses damaged, killed 13 people, and disrupted the local workforce and schools. Earlier this month, London-based insurer Aon Benfield projected the state’s economic losses to be upward of $15 billion. AIR Worldwide says its loss estimates capture residential, commercial and automobile losses from inland flooding both on and off the floodplain based on 100 simulated events. The estimates were derived based on AIR’s high-resolution Industry Exposure Database for the United States and damage ratios estimated from reported flood inundation. Read the full statement.
Helping the environment: Wednesday is the last day to cast your vote for Cox Communications Louisiana’s 2016 Cox Conserves Heroes Program. The competition honors those who create, preserve and enhance outdoor spaces. A total of $20,000 will be donated to environmental nonprofits on behalf of the winner and finalists. The Louisiana finalists are: Libby Nehrbass, of Lafayette, and Barrett Kennedy and Rory McCracken, both of Baton Rouge. Kennedy is a state advocate for Leave No Trace Behind, a group that teaches people how to responsibly enjoy the outdoors. His nonprofit of choice is The Teche Project. McCracken is a 17-year-old who has designed T-shirts and written books to raise awareness about the coastal restoration and conservation efforts. His nonprofit of choice is Reef Environmental Education Foundation. Nehrbass is an advocate for coastal restoration. Her nonprofit of choice is the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana. Get more information and vote.
