Officials at the University of South Carolina say it’s possible that the LSU/USC game will not be played in Columbia this weekend and a move to Baton Rouge is not out of the question. The area has been dealing with catastrophic flooding. USC AD Ray Tanner…:
CUT 12 (10) “we will play here”
LSU Sports Information director Michael Bonnette says they are in a wait and see mode.

Louisiana State Police say a Mississippi woman was killed in a wrong-way collision during the overnight hours on I-55 in Hammond. Trooper Dustin Dwight says 53-year-old Donna James of Macon, Mississippi was not buckled up and heading the wrong way…
cut 15 (07) “head on”
The driver of the other vehicle was wearing a seatbelt and sustained moderate injuries.

The state department of transportation has begun the process of receiving public input on a proposed project called the I-49 Lafayette Connector. The connector would cost 850-million dollars and it would run from I-10 to the Lafayette Regional Airport…
cut 8 (09) “…starting to see”
DOTD spokesperson Deidra Druilhet says the project is also necessary to connect I-49 with New Orleans.

The Louisiana Congressional Delegation has sent a letter to the US Department of Homeland Security asking for a delay in the state’s compliance to the REAL ID act. Lafayette Congressman Charles Boustany…:
CUT 3 (10) “deal with it”
The REAL ID act sets standards for state drivers’ licenses to be acceptable for entry into federal buildings and for air travel.