Hurricane Danny weakened from a Category 3 to a Category 2 storm late Friday night, as it moves across the Atlantic far from land. National Hurricane Center forecaster Jack Beven says it doesn’t surprise him that the storm has lost strength. He says it will most likely downgrade back into a tropical storm this weekend…:
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Beven says it’s too early to tell what Hurricane Danny’s next move is and if it will make its path through the Gulf of Mexico after passing through the Caribbean.

Law enforcement around the state begin participating today in a national campaign called Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. It will last through the Labor Day weekend. State Police Sgt. Nick Manale says the goal is to catch those who are driving drunk.
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Former US Representative Vance McAllister reportedly wants to get back into politics. The so called Kissing Congressman told the News Star that he plans to run for the state Senate seat representing northeast Louisiana and unseat two-term incumbent Mike Walsworth of West Monroe. McAllister asserts that the scandal, in which he was caught on camera making out with a staffer, is behind him and that his wife supports his bid for the District 33 seat serving parts of Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse, Ouachita, Union and West Carroll parishes.

It’s the first week of the fall shrimp season and Louisiana Shrimp Association President Clint Guidry says the they look a lot better than the prices at the dock. Eric Gill reports…:
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