Efforts to restore power for tens of thousands of SWEPCO customers in northwest Louisiana continues. A confirmed EF-1 tornado as well as hurricane-strength winds, delivered a punch to both the transmission and distribution stations last Thursday night. Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell….
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About 125-thousand SWEPCO customers are without power. For some in the Natchitoches area, it will take until Tuesday night to get the power restored. For some in the Shreveport area, they will have to wait until as late as Saturday. SWEPCO spokesperson Michael Corbin says the damage to their infrastructure is extensive and the restoration is tedious…
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Governor John Bel Edwards has issued a state of emergency.

The Humane Society of Louisiana is upset state lawmakers did not appropriate three million dollars to cover construction and repair costs of animal shelters. Director Jeff Dorson says there was even a plan to build two shelters at state prisons where the inmates would clean and interact with pets.
Cut 14 (09) “…with nothing.”
Last year a request for $2 million for repairs or renovations to animal shelters was also denied.

Among the traditions at the College World Series, is the Jell-O Shot Challenge, and as expected LSU is crushing it. Tiger fans have quite a reputation when it comes to alcohol. Manager of Rocco’s Pizza Pat McEvoy says so far LSU fans have consumed more than 12 thousand Jell-O shots, followed by Wake Forest with just over five thousand
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LSU and Wake Forest meet on the baseball diamond tonight in a winner’s bracket contest.