A cold front could push Hurricane Irma away from Louisiana, while bringing much cooler weather. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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Gas prices continue their rapid climb throughout the nation, and in Louisiana jumped another 3 cents from the prior day to 2.39 for a gallon of regular. AAA says that’s 21 cents more than the prior week. The climb is due to Hurricane Harvey shutting down some Texas refineries, which at its peak the storm shuttered 27 percent of US processing capacity.

Hurricane Harvey survivors sheltering in Louisiana are heading back home, as the Department of Children and Family Services is closing the shelters in both Shreveport and Alexandria. Secretary Marketa Garner Walters says Texas authorities are ready to welcome residents back to the Lone Star State..:
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Walters says they have been loading families onto nice coach buses for the trip to the new shelter in Dallas.

Millennials have been called everything from lazy, to self entitled, to passionate — but a new study finds it’s best to call them entrepreneurs. America’s Small Business Development Center, or SBDC, found half of all millennials plan to start a small business within the next three years. DeRon Talley, with the Louisiana SBDC, says they want to be their own boss…:
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He adds the generation is facing roadblocks due to lack of funds.