The National Hurricane Center says there’s sa medium chance for tropical development in the western Gulf of Mexico later this week. Seth Warthen, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says the area of the disturbed weather remains disorganized and it might not have enough to time to strengthen into a major tropical storm before it makes landfall along the Gulf Coast…
If this tropical disturbance can strengthen into a tropical storm it will be called Joyce.
The month of August saw small business optimism hit an all-time high according to the latest survey by the National Federation of Independent Business. It’s a new record for the 45 year history of the survey. NFIB State Director Dawn Starns says much of the credit for the high marks goes to improved economic policy.
Cut 6 (08) “…job openings perspective.”
A section of Bayou Bridge Pipeline construction has been put on hold. Parent company ETP agreed to cease construction on private property in St. Martinville, the site of clashes between activists and Sherriff’s deputies, after the land’s owner alleged the company was building there illegally. Louisiana Bucket Brigade Director Anne Rolfes says those clashes have led to felony charges for the activists, despite the fact that they were invited to the land by the owner.
ETP says “This does not have any impact to our construction schedule.”
Walker High’s head football coach, Lester Ricard, along with an assistant coach Marcus Brown, have resigned, and reports now say the resignation was linked to allegedly inappropriate text messages sent to female students. Prep writer for The Advocate, Robin Fambrough, says the situation is a huge deal to the school’s football program.