10:30 LRN Newscast Aug 31

The forecast for Hurricane Dorian appears that it will skirt the Florida coast line and make landfall along the Georgia and South Carolina boarder. That’s according to the update from the National Hurricane center this morning. Dorian is a Category 4 storm now with sustained winds at 145 miles per hour nearing a Category 5.. Predictions have the storm taking a sharp right turn and possible landfall along the Carolina coastline late Wednesday.

 

In Morgan City the 84th the Shrimp and Petroleum Festival is cooking up plenty for the historic event. Executive Director Darby Radcliffe says people come from all over for the food and shrimp lovers will have a hard time running out of options…

Cut 8 (09) “…you can think of.”

 

Food is not the only draw of the festival there’s live music and carnival rides.

Traveling this weekend is a bit lighter on the wallet compared to last Labor Day Weekend with gas prices down 40 cents a gallon this year and down 16 cents in just the last month. AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redman says last Labor Day weekend we were paying about 2.60 a gallon. But for Gulf South states those low numbers aren’t necessarily comforting.

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Louisiana’s current statewide average is 2.19, while the national average is 2.58 a gallon.

College football is in full swing across the state. UL Lafayette and Mississippi State are in the Dome today. LSU kicks off tonight at home against Georgia Southern, ULM and Grambling play in Monroe tonight and Southern plays McNeese State in Lake Charles. La Tech is in Texas playing the Longhorns tonight.

9:30 LRN Newscast August 31

A longshot candidate for governor is under fire for using a racist phrase on talk radio. Gary Landrieu, was on WGSO radio in New Orleans and while being asked about names used against him when he was a child, a racially offensive term used against people who support African-Americans was made. A Gary Landrieu spokeswoman said he was just bluntly explaining his childhood experiences.  As a nephew of former Mayor Moon Landrieu, who had championed civil rights Gary Landrieu’s stances are drastically different from those of his famous relatives.

The Shrimp and Petroleum Festival is underway in Morgan City. The oldest chartered harvest festival in the Bayou State offers carnival rides, live music, and a ton of food but Executive Director Darby Radcliffe says make sure you catch the Sunday parade honoring a historic catch…

Cut 6 (09) “…first catch.”

The festival wraps up on Labor Day.

Gas prices are down 40 cents a gallon compared Labor Day Weekend last year.There’s already gas stations in Louisiana, particularly in the Capital City Region seeing prices under two dollars a gallon. AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redman says it may not be long before that’s the norm.

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Right now the statewide average is 2.19 a gallon.

 

 

The Eastbank Little League world-champions are being honored with a parade this morning in Jefferson Parish.  They are the first Louisiana team to ever win the Little League World Series title. The Little Leaguers are hot commodities on parade route they’ve also been chosen to ride in the Krewe of Bacchus Parade. The Eastbank All-Stars and the girls’ Eastbank World Series finalists will ride in a special float February 23rd in New Orleans.

8:30 AM LRN Newscast August 31

Labor Day Weekend gas prices are down 40 cents a gallon from where they were this time last year, and down 16 cents in just the last month alone. AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redman says last Labor Day weekend we were paying about 2.60 a gallon. He notes for Gulf South states those low numbers aren’t necessarily comforting.

Cut 12 (11) “…companies”

Louisiana’s current statewide average is 2.19, while the national average is 2.58 a gallon.

ULM sold out its new Grove tailgating area ahead of their season opener against Grambling State today.  ULM Athletic Director Scott McDonald says the new area on the east end of Malone Stadium has electricity, water, and room for RVs on game day.

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That game starts at 7pm.

The oldest chartered harvest festival in the Bayou State is underway in St. Mary Parish. Connor Ferrill has the story.

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The Festival wraps up Labor Day.

 

Hurricane Dorian is a Category 4 storm now and the Saturday morning forecast from the National Hurricane Center has the storm taking a sharp right so the center of the storm doesn’t make Florida landfall and the path now has the storm headed for landfall near the South Carolina and Georgia border.

530PM LRN News

Hurricane Dorian is forecast to make landfall as a Category 4 storm on the Atlantic coast of South Florida late Monday or early Tuesday, but it’s not a storm to dismiss in Louisiana just yet.

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A Jefferson Parish Deputy had a near miss after a standoff with a suspect ends in the suspect firing a round at the officer that was deflected off his gun belt. That suspect was ultimately shot and wounded, and even bitten by a police dog. The standoff began when authorities were called to the scene to assist with a person who was struggling with mental health issues.

Drop by Morgan City this weekend as the 84th Shrimp and Petroleum Festival ramps up and gives a little something for everybody over the Labor Day weekend. Visitors will be treated to a number of fun rides, good eats, and some unexpected events…

Cut 7 (11) “…wrestling match going on.”

That’s Executive Director Darby Radcliffe who says make sure you don’t miss the Sunday parade celebrating the legendary jumbo shrimp catch that sparked the celebration.

ULM sells out its new Grove tailgating area ahead of their season opener against Grambling State on Saturday.  ULM Athletic Director Scott McDonald says the new area on the east end of Malone Stadium will have electricity, water, and room for RVs on game day.

Cut 3 (11) “…and hook up.”

It’s only the 4th time the team’s have gone at it.

430PM LRN News

The oldest chartered harvest festival in the Bayou State kicks off tonight in St. Mary Parish.

Cut 1 (32) “..I’m Connor Ferrill”

Louisiana is not out of the woods when it comes to Hurricane Dorian. Currently, the storm is expected to make landfall as a Cat 4 on the Atlantic coast of South Florida. While the chances are low for an impact on Louisiana, State Climatologist Barry Keim says history indicates it is a possibility.

Cut 9 (10) “…Gulf of Mexico.”

Labor Day Weekend gas prices are down 40 cents a gallon from where they were this time last year, and down 16 cents in just the last month alone. AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redman predicts prices will continue to slip in the long term, but the huge dip we’ve seen recently may freeze in place while the industry keeps tabs on a storm that could enter the Gulf.

Cut 14 (10) “…passes”

Louisiana’s current statewide average is 2.19, while the national average is 2.58 a gallon.

ULM sells out its new Grove tailgating area ahead of their hugely anticipated season opener against Grambling State on Saturday. ULM Athletic Director Scott McDonald says the changes come due to ongoing construction on the campus taking place where people used to set up for tailgating.

Cut 4 (10) “…whole tailgating experience..”

The game marks only the 4th time the two north Louisiana powers have gone at it.

445Pm LRN Sports

The sixth ranked LSU Tigers are expected to show off a new offense on Saturday night when they kick off the 2019 season by hosting Georgia Southern. The Bayou Bengals have installed a spread offense during the offseason and quarterback Joe Burrow says they’l spread the ball around to a variety of wide receivers and some passes are expected to go to the running backs too. 

Louisiana Tech is at 10th ranked Texas. The Bulldogs were one of the better teams last season when it came to defending the pass and they’ll face a quarterback in Austin by the name Sam Ehlinger, who averaged 258 yards through the air.
Also on Saturday, the Ragin Cajuns face Mississippi State in the Superdome for an 11 AM kick-off. Tickets sales for this contest are reportedly not doing well.
Nicholls upset Kansas last season on Saturday they’ll try to take down the Kansas State Wildcats.
On Thursday night, Tulane and Southeastern Louisiana won, but Northwestern State fell to U-T Martin.
Should be a fun matchup Saturday night in Monroe as ULM takes on Grambling State in only the fourth ever meeting between the two teams on the football field. ULM has opened a new tailgaiting area called the Grove and first-year athletic director Scott McDonald says ongoing construction forced them to find another area…
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Kick-off is at 7 PM in Malone Stadium.
The Southern Jaguars travel west on I-10 to take on the McNeese Cowboys. Southern returns a lot of talent from last year’s SWAC Western division team and Coach Dawson Odums is anxious to see how they perform
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On the other side of the fooball Sterlin Gilbert will make his coaching debut for the Cowboys. Kick-off in Lake Charles is at 6:00 as the game is expected to draw the lawrgest crowd in Cowboy Stadium in nearly 20 years. 

330PM LRN News

Last year this time Labor Day Weekend gas was sitting at 2.60 a gallon, but now it’s down to 2.19 a gallon following a 16 cent drop from last month. There’s already gas stations in Louisiana, particularly in the Capital City Region seeing prices under two dollars a gallon. AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redman says it may not be long before that’s the norm.

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But Hurricane Dorian could temporarily push prices up and all eyes in the south are on the storm as it barrels towards the Atlantic coast of south Florida. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the storm is predicted to be a cat 4 when it makes landfall, and there’s some major uncertainty as to what direction it heads once it moves inland.

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The majority of models show the storm moving northward.

The Shrimp and Petroleum Festival ramps up this weekend in Morgan City. The oldest chartered harvest festival in the Bayou State offers carnival rides, live music, and a ton of food but Executive Director Darby Radcliffe says make sure you catch the Sunday parade honoring a historic catch…

Cut 6 (09) “…first catch.”

The festival began with a ribbon-cutting last night and offers some live music and food for attendees who roll in tonight ahead of the weekend crowds.

Major crowds are expected in Monroe Saturday as ULM takes on Grambling state for only the fourth time. ULM Athletic Director Scott McDonald says the anticipation is high as two major north Louisiana football powers prepare to take the field.

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ULM’s new tailgating section The Grove is sold out ahead of the game.

PM LRN Newscall

The oldest chartered harvest festival in the Bayou State kicks off tonight in St. Mary Parish. Connor Ferrill has the story.

Cut 1 (32) “..I’m Connor Ferrill”

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Hurricane Dorian is forecast to make landfall as a Category 4 storm on the Atlantic coast of South Florida late Monday or early Tuesday, but it’s not a storm to dismiss in Louisiana just yet.

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ULM sells out its new Grove tailgating area ahead of their season opener against Grambling State on Saturday.  ULM Athletic Director Scott McDonald says the new area on the east end of Malone Stadium will have electricity, water, and room for RVs on game day.

Cut 3 (11) “…and hook up.”

McDonald says the changes come due to ongoing construction on the campus taking place where people used to set up for tailgating.

Cut 4 (10) “…whole tailgating experience..”

McDonald says there is plenty of excitement in the air when it comes to the school’s clash with Grambling, as it is only the fourth time the schools have played each other on the gridiron.

Cut 5 (11) “…university here Saturday.”

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The Shrimp and Petroleum Festival ramps up this weekend in Morgan City. The oldest chartered harvest festival in the Bayou State offers carnival rides, live music, and a ton of food but Executive Director Darby Radcliffe says make sure you catch the Sunday parade honoring a historic catch…

Cut 6 (09) “…first catch.”

The festival began with a ribbon-cutting last night and offers some live music and food for attendees who roll in tonight ahead of the weekend crowds.

Radcliffe says the festival is in its 84th year and has something for everyone over the Labor Day weekend. Visitors will be treated to a number of fun rides, good eats, and some unexpected events…

Cut 7 (11) “…wrestling match going on.”

Radcliffe says people come from all over for the food and shrimp lovers will have a hard time running out of options…

Cut 8 (09) “…you can think of.”

Visit www.shrimpandpetroleum.org for a schedule of this weekend’s fun.

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Louisiana is not out of the woods when it comes to Hurricane Dorian. Currently, the storm is expected to make landfall as a Cat 4 on the Atlantic coast of South Florida. While the chances are low for an impact on Louisiana, State Climatologist Barry Keim says history indicates it is a possibility.

Cut 9 (10) “…Gulf of Mexico.”

forecasts predict the storm will make landfall, and then take a northward turn up through inland Florida, but Keim says a change could push the system into the Gulf, and beyond…

Cut 10 (10) “…actually tracking northward”

Keim says the biggest uncertainty comes in what happens with Dorian after its likely landfall in Florida.

Cut 11 (11) “…to happen next.” 

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Labor Day Weekend gas prices are down 40 cents a gallon from where they were this time last year, and down 16 cents in just the last month alone.

AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redman says this time last year we were paying about 2.60 a gallon during one of the busier times for road traffic. He notes for Gulf South states those low numbers aren’t necessarily comforting.

Cut 12 (11) “…companies”

Louisiana’s current statewide average is 2.19, while the national average is 2.58 a gallon.

There’s already gas stations in Louisiana, particularly in the Capital City Region seeing prices under two dollars a gallon. Redman says it may not be long before that’s the norm.

Cut 13 (08) “a gallon.”

Redman predicts prices will continue to slip in the long term, but the huge dip we’ve seen recently may freeze in place while the industry keeps tabs on a storm that could enter the Gulf.

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230PM LRN News

Labor Day Weekend gas prices are down 40 cents a gallon from where they were last year, and down 16 cents in just the last month alone. AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redman says this time last year we were paying about 2.60 a gallon during one of the busier times for road traffic. He notes for Gulf South states those low numbers aren’t necessarily comforting though.

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Louisiana’s current statewide average is 2.19, while the national average is 2.58 a gallon.

Morgan City’s Shrimp and Petroleum Festival ramps up this weekend with a packed schedule full of fun rides, live music, live wrestling, and all the jumbo shrimp you could ever want…

Cut 8 (09) “…you can think of.”

That’s Executive Director of the festival Darby Radcliffe who says the festival is entering it’s 84th year.

All eyes are Hurricane Dorian as the storm grows into a category three, with predictions calling it a category four before it makes landfall in southeast Florida. State Climatologist Barry Keim says all bets are off if it crosses the tip of Florida Monday night/Tuesday morning and enters the Gulf of Mexico instead of heading north.

Cut 11 (11) “…to happen next.” 

Hurricane Katrina followed a similar path on it’s way to devastating the north-central Gulf Coast.

ULM sells out its new Grove tailgating area ahead of their season opener against Grambling State on Saturday.  ULM Athletic Director Scott McDonald says the new area on the east end of Malone Stadium will have electricity, water, and room for RVs on game day.

Cut 3 (11) “…and hook up.”

1:30 PM Newscast

Louisiana is not out of the woods when it comes to Hurricane Dorian. Currently, the storm is expected to make landfall as a Cat 4 on the Atlantic coast of South Florida. While the chances are low for an impact on Louisiana, State Climatologist Barry Keim says history indicates it is a possibility.
Cut 9 (10) “…Gulf of Mexico.”
Conditions are expected to develop to see the storm travel up the state of Florida.

The oldest chartered harvest festival in the Bayou State kicks off tonight in St. Mary Parish. Morgan City’s Shrimp and Petroleum Festival is filled with carnival rides and live music but festival Executive Director Darby Radcliffe says the 84th Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Fest has something for everyone throughout the five day affair and visitors can see a variety of fun events in between rides and bountiful food…

Cut 7 (11) “…wrestling match going on.”

Former St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain is facing federal charges in a 16-count indictment accusing him of using his authority while in office to get kickbacks after awarding a public contract worth over a million dollars to run a prison work-release program.  U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser announced the charges at a news conference.

Cut 4 (09) “…of the taxpayer.”

Strasser says Strain gave the contract to the son and daughter of two of his deputies.

A new AAA study shows fatalities from running red lights have hit a 10-year-high. AAA spokesperson Don Redman says it is important to keep your head on a swivel when sitting at a red light.

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Nationally, 939 deaths were recorded in 2017, the last full year the numbers were available. A third of respondents admitted to running a red in the last month.