This is the lowest gas prices have been for a Labor Day weekend in five years. Triple-A says the statewide average for regular unleaded is $2.79 a gallon, which is 20 cents lower than a year ago. Triple A’s Don Redman says this is despite a slight increase over the last week.
Cut 10 (08) “…Labor Day weekend.”
Twenty years ago, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, LSU’s Pete Maravich Assembly Center was converted into a makeshift, thousand-bed triage and acute care hospital. Sean O’Keefe was the school’s chancellor at the time and says it was in the state’s emergency preparedness plan that the PMAC would be a shelter for displaced nursing home residents, but it became much more than that.
Just hours to go before LSU faces Clemson in the other Death Valley. With a Heisman candidate at quarterback, LSU attacked the transfer portal to upgrade its defense. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says his offense faces a big challenge tomorrow night.
Cut 13 (13) “…heck of a matchup.”
Keeping with the Tigers theme, the Grambling Tigers get their football season underway tomorrow night against Langston in the Shreveport Kickoff Classic. Grambling President Dr. Martin Lemelle says if you go to the game and need to grab some refreshments, your best bet is to do so BEFORE halftime.