The Saints want to host the Super Bowl again in 2031, but the team needs to extend its lease for the Superdome with the state beyond the current deal, which expires in 2030. Team spokesperson Greg Bensel says they are trying to make that happen…
Cut 5 (07) “…in the NFL”
Bensel is hopeful a new lease agreement can be announced with the state in a few days.
There are several major projects underway at LSU. Interim President Matt Lee says the Our Lady of the Lake Health Interdisciplinary Science Building will open next year, and the school is also working to meet the housing demand, given record enrollment.
Cut 12 (13) “…modern academic centerpiece.”
Tropical Storm Gabrielle is expected to become a hurricane early next week, but just like Erin earlier this year, it will stay out in the middle of the Atlantic. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says a weak Bermuda high is keeping these storms away from the United States…
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2015 was the last time the U-S did not have a hurricane make landfall along its coast.
A major milestone for the I-20 project in Bossier City, as the project marks two years since reconstruction got underway. DOTD spokeswoman Erin Buchahan says the roadway had not been rebuilt since it was first constructed in the 1960s and had outlived its usefulness.
Buchanan says construction could wrap up late this year or early next year.