Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser has returned to the Bayou state following a ten day trip to China as part of a Louisiana tourism mission in an attempt to lure visitors from the Chinese market. The trip included a stop at the 12th annual China-US Tourism Leadership Summit. Nungesser says they took two Louisiana chefs along to showcase the food of the area.
Cut 6 (08) “…exposure for Louisiana.”
This is the last week of summer, but it feels like the middle of the summer with heat index values over 100-degrees. Some records have fallen during this latest heat wave. The first day of Fall is Saturday. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we are still a couple of weeks away from that first significant cold front that brings a touch of fall to Louisiana.
The Louisiana Urban Search and Rescue teams are conducting water rescues this morning in Chesterfield Country, South Carolina, where water has gotten into homes and trapped families from escaping on their own. Louisiana Fire Marshal Spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says South Carolina helped out Louisiana during hurricanes and flooding and this is just a way to pay that favor back.
Cut 12 (07) “…in South Carolina.”
Thanks to four missed kicks by Cleveland’s Zane Gonzales the Saints were able to rally to beat the Cleveland Browns 21-18. New Orleans trailed 12-3 in the 4th quarter, but Quarterback Drew Brees finally got it going with two touchdown passes to Michael Thomas. Will Lutz’s 44-yard field goal with 21-seconds left was the game winner. But Coach Sean Payton is not happy with how his team is playing