Lots of folks will be hitting the road this Labor Day weekend and the American Automobile Association says there’s a 1% increase over 2014. AAA spokesman Don Redman projects about 35 million Americans will be out traveling this weekend as the last summer getaway…:
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He attributes the increase in travelers to low gas prices giving consumers more disposable income.

It’s a big football weekend in Baton Rouge as LSU takes on McNeese State in Tiger Stadium. Unlike past years, there will no longer be post-game contra-flow on Nicholson. This year Burbank will be used for contraflow to help you leave campus. LSU Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette…:
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He says parking will no longer be allowed on Nicholson or Burbank.

The Annual Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival takes place this weekend in Morgan City, but this year there’s not much to celebrate in either industry. Eric Gill has more…:
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State Police say a man from Columbia died late Thursday after the ATV he was driving was hit in Caldwell Parish. They say 31-year-old Jeffery Rogers of Columbia was traveling in a side by side ATV in the opposite lane of traffic on LA 4 and as he topped a hill, he was struck head on by a 2007 Dodge Ram truck. Rogers was not restrained and was pronounced dead at the scene.