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.
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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…

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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.

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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.

AAA says 939 people died as a result of a driver running a red light last in 2017, the most recent year those numbers were available. AAA spokesperson Don Redman says that’s a ten year high, and it’s not just restricted to the more densely packed states.

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One-third of respondents in an AAA survey admitted to running a red light in the last 30 days, even though 85 percent said they thought it was a dangerous activity.

Looking for something fun to do this Labor Day weekend? Check out the Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City. The oldest chartered harvest festival in the Bayou State kicks off tonight, and is filled with carnival rides and live music but Executive Director Darby Radcliffe says make sure you check out Sunday’s parade that honors one of the great catches in Louisiana history.

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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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Even though the sixth ranked LSU Tigers have a potential top ten matchup next week with Texas, Coach Ed Orgeron says they will not hold anything back when they host Georgia Southern tomorrow night in the season opener. Orgeron has said the Tigers will line up in three, four and five wide receiver sets, but they also plan to run the ball 50-percent of the time. The voice of the Tigers, Chris Blair, says it will be interesting to see how the coaches utilize the talent on offense…

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Kick-off is at 6:30.

Last night, Southeastern Louisiana upset the defending Ohio Valley Conference champion Jacksonville State 35-14. Tulane also had a successful opening to the season, beating F-I-U, 42-14. Northwestern State played poorly in the 2nd half and lost to U-T Martin 42-20.

Should be a great atmosphere on the ULM campus tomorrow as the Warhawks welcome in-state rival Grambling. It’s only the fourth meeting between the two teams on the gridiron. Tigers Coach Broderick Fobbs says his team is coming off an excellent preseason camp…

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The Warhawks were in position to play in a bowl game last season, but lost its final two regular season games.

Other action on Saturday, Louisiana Tech is at 10th ranked Texas. Levi Lewis will start at quarterback for the Ragin Cajuns when they face Mississippi State in the Superdome on Saturday. Defending Southland champs Nicholls is at Kansas State. The Colonels upset Kansas last year and the Sterlin Gilbert era begins tomorrow for McNeese who host the Southern Jaguars. Kick-off is at 6:07 and you can see the game on C-S-T.

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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 says Strain gave the contract to the son and daughter of two of his deputies, who worked as accomplices in the scheme.

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Baton Rouge-based Epic Piping is coming to Lake Providence, investing in a two-million-dollar fabrication facility that will bring decent-paying jobs to one of the nation’s most impoverished towns. According to the census, the median town income is 18,713 dollars, and 53 percent of the town lives in poverty. Secretary Don Pierson says these kinds of jobs can have a big impact on the local economy.

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A new AAA study shows fatalities from running red lights has hit a 10-year-high.  Nationally, 939 deaths were recorded in 2017, the last full year the numbers were available.  AAA spokesperson Don Redman says although 85% of those polled said running red lights is dangerous, many admit to being guilty of doing so.

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The state is rolling out a new school safety app that will give administrators and teachers easy access to the authorities in the event of an emergency. When you open RAVE Mobile Safety you’re presented with five options; active shooter, fire, medical, police, and other. State Police Colonel Kevin Reeves says outside of major emergencies, the app will also offer staff the ability to communicate school-wide in the event of a less threatening situation.

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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.

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

The state is rolling out a new school safety app that should cut down on emergency response times. The RAVE Mobile Safety App gives school staff easy access to the right emergency response authority in the event of an on-campus incident. State Police Colonel Kevin Reeves says it won’t be available to students…

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RAVE cost the state four million dollars.

Baton Rouge-based Epic Piping is coming to Lake Providence, investing in a two-million-dollar fabrication facility that will bring decent-paying jobs to one of the nation’s most impoverished towns. The census estimates the northeast Louisiana town is home to about 3,500 people and Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says Epic Piping will provide good living wage jobs.

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Pierson estimates the investment will generate 79 new indirect jobs as well. The Poverty rate in town is 53 percent.

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.

Cut 15 (10) “…before you enter that intersection.”

 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.

Former St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain is now facing federal charges for getting kickbacks after awarding a contract worth over a million dollars. U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser says a relative of Strain’s got money out of the deal and Strain himself would receive regular cash payments of around $1000.  Strasser says they were tipped off about the activity.

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Strain is also facing sexual misconduct allegations.

AAA says nationally 939 deaths were recorded from running red lights in 2017 a 10 year high. AAA spokesperson Don Redman.

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Redman says although 85% of those polled said running a red light is dangerous many admit they do so.

The state is rolling out a new safety app to give schools easy access to the authorities. The RAVE Mobile Safety App has five options; active shooter, fire, medical, police, and other. State Police Colonel Kevin Reeves…

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RAVE is costing the state four million dollars

Baton Rouge-based Epic Piping is making a 2-million dollar investment in one of the state’s poorest cities. The company is opening a fabrication facility in Lake Providence. Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the new location will help the company meet its international customer’s needs.

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The state is introducing a school safety app that gives administrators and teachers easy access to the authorities in the event of an emergency. State Police Colonel Kevin Reeves says in addition to major emergencies the app allows school staff the ability to communicate just school-wide in the event of a less threatening situation.

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Former St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain is facing federal charges. A 16-count indictment accusing him getting kickbacks after awarding a public contract worth over a million dollars to run a prison work release program was announced Thursday.  U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser says Strain gave the contract to the son and daughter of two of his deputies, who worked as accomplices in the scheme.

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A national AAA study indicates deaths from running red lights has increased for the fifth straight year, setting a ten-year high of 939 deaths. Jeff Palermo has the details.

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Baton Rouge-based Epic Piping is coming to Lake Providence, investing in a two-million-dollar fabrication facility. Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says it will make a major impact on the town’s economy.

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In 1994 Time named Lake Providence the poorest place in America.

The RAVE Mobile Safety App is being released to Louisiana schools as a new, more effective way to contact authorities and coordinate responses in the event of a school emergency.

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Baton Rouge-based Epic Piping is coming to Lake Providence, investing in a two-million-dollar fabrication facility that will bring decent-paying jobs to one of the nation’s most impoverished towns. Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson…

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Former St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain is facing federal charges in a 16-count indictment accusing him of getting kickbacks after awarding a public contract worth over a million dollars to run a prison work release program.  U.S. Attorney Peter Strasser.

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Did you run a red light this morning? You’re not the only one, and AAA says fatalities from running red lights are at a 10-year-high nationally.  AAA spokesperson Don Redman says in a recent poll 85% say running red light is dangerous, many admit to being guilty of doing so.

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In 2017, 939 deaths were recorded from running red lights in the U-S.

Former St. Tammany Sheriff Jack Strain was already facing sexual misconduct charges, but now he’s also facing federal bribery charges

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The state is rolling out a new safety app to give schools easy access to the authorities. The RAVE Mobile Safety App has five options; active shooter, fire, medical, police, and other. State Police Colonel Kevin Reeves…

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AAA says nationally 939 deaths were recorded from running red lights in 2017 a 10 year high. AAA spokesperson Don Redman.

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