Governor John Bel Edwards says Louisiana largely avoided any damage from Hurricane Nate over the weekend, as the system is labeled the fastest moving storm in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Weather Service said Nate’s movement at 28 mph over a 12-hour period Saturday, sets a new Gulf record for speed of a storm. The storm made landfall along the Mississippi coast, but Edwards said a shift of a mere 50 miles to the West would have brought damaging winds and life-threatening storm surges to the state.

Hurricane Nate could cause a slight increase in gas prices…:
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And that current statewide average for a gallon of regular is $2.29, up almost a nickle from the prior week.

With the decline in diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba, any hope of exporting Louisiana goods is shrinking. State Agricultural Commissioner Mike Strain says working on the issues between the two nations is of top priority…:
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Strain says if the trade embargo with Cuba is lifted it could mean millions of dollars for the state and the ag industry.

LSU will host its first daytime home game of the season; as CBS announced the Tigers will once again be in front of a nationally televised audience 2:30pm for the second week in a row. The Bayou Bengals took down No. 21 Florida in a 17-16 road win Saturday.