The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is deploying employees and coordinating assistance from other state agencies for Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Harvey response and recovery efforts. GOHSEP spokesman Mike Steele says there is a wide range of needs right now in Florida and Georgia, and ongoing cleanup in Texas, and the state is happy to help.:
CUT 3 (11) “and rescue teams going”
He says the state-to-state system was developed after Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

We’ve have moved past the statistical peak of what has been a very active 2017 Atlantic hurricane season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says there’s already been 11 named storms…:
cut 6 (10)”this season”
That would rank among the second busiest in history.

A Christmas Tree farm in St. Tammany Parish has been hit by vandals for the about the 20th time, and the owner is not happy. Clarke Gernon heads up Shady Pond Tree Farm in Pearl River and says nobody has ever been caught destroying the trees..:
CUT 9 (08) “a living thing”
He says it’s been difficult for him to express to law enforcement the idea that these are more than just trees.

During LSU’s 45-10 win over Chattanooga on Saturday night, the Tigers showed the ability to throw the football down the field..:
Cut 3 (29) “I’m Jeff Palermo”