All eyes are on the tropics as two tropical depressions are expected to form into named storms today. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the closest system to Louisiana is tropical depression 14 and is currently getting better organized in the Western Caribbean. Keim says the tropical depression 13 is also gaining steam but is about 750 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands in the Atlantic.
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Keim says Louisiana could be a landing spot for either or both storms.
Eight SEC teams have announced their plans for fans at football games this season, with all of them having capacities somewhere between 20 and 25 percent. Governor Edwards expects we will know the situation at Tiger Stadium in the next ten days…
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LSU opens the season in Baton Rouge on September 26th against Mississippi State.
American Airlines is suspending flights out of Lake Charles from October 7th through November 3rd. American says it the first step in an evaluation of their network, but Lake Charles Regional Airport Director Heath Allen says it’s surprising considering how strongly they’ve bounced back.
The Louisiana Treasury Department announces they returned a record 63-million dollars in unclaimed property for the fiscal year that ended June 30th. Each year millions of dollars in unclaimed cash, such as payroll checks, royalties, and life insurance proceeds are turned over to the State Treasurer’s Office. State Treasurer John Schroder says this past year his office returned more than two million dollars to a family in New Orleans and he has another great example