Hurricane Florence made landfall this morning in North Carolina and severe flooding has already taken place. Dozens of members of the United Cajun Navy from Louisiana are there to help. Founder of the group, Todd Terrell, says they haven’t rested since they arrived in the Carolinas…
cut 3 (07) “…on the roofs”
Florence remains a Category One hurricane near Cape Fear, North Carolina.

A bill that would increase the share of offshore energy revenues for Gulf States sailed out of a U-S House committee with little opposition. Currently, states with land-based energy production receive a substantially higher percentage of revenues than states that support offshore drilling. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says the money would pay for flood protection projects.
Cut 6 (10) “…a disaster.”
The legislation still needs full House and Senate approval.

When US Supreme Court re-convenes next month, they will hear a case involving a St. Tammany Parish landowner and dusky gopher frogs. The landowner wants to develop his land, but can’t because the federal government has preserved a portion of land to breed the nearly extinct frog. The landowner says the frog can’t survive on his his land, but Center for Biological Diversity attorney Collette Adkins disagrees…
cut 10 (11) “…in Mississippi”
The nation’s highest court hears oral arguments October 1st.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says a Winnsboro man had roadkill in the cooler of his restaurant and then took it home to butcher it. 61-year-old Somchanh Chanthapanya was cited for possession of a spotted fawn. L-D-W-F’s Adam Einck says…
cut 9 (10) “…clean it for later”
Einck it’s against the law to be possession of a spotted fawn, even if it’s dead. The state department of health has also investigated the incident.