The latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center shows Tropical Storm Nate strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and speeding towards the Gulf of Mexico and eventually making landfall along the northern Gulf Coast. It’s moving north-north-west at 21 miles per hour. David Zelinsky is with the National Hurricane Center, and says it’s hard to pinpoint an exact time for landfall…
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The latest forecast track for Nate has shifted to the east. The hurricane center still predicts it will be a Category One storm, but the biggest impacts seem contained to the New Orleans area.

There’s higher security at West Monroe High School today. KNOE-TV is reporting that a student threatned to shoot up the band room, the school and then himself. Officials say they have identified the student and the child is not in school today.

If the LSU football program was for sale, they’d be worth about $911 million dollars; the fifth highest in the nation. That’s according to a report by finance professor Ryan Brewer out of Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus. The report shows the SEC as a whole put five teams in the top 10, which Brewer says isn’t surprising…:
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Data from Insurance-Quotes has found Louisiana policyholders who bundle auto and home insurance can save an average of nearly 600-dollars a year, which is the highest in the nation. Senior Insurance Analyst Laura Adams recommends getting quotes from your agent about how much you’d save compared to a standalone policy…
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