The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness sends personnel to South Carolina in response to the devastating floods. Eric Gill reports…
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A U-L Lafayette grad student took an alternate route when it came to developing her thesis project and it benefits women who love the water. Emelie Gunn has more…
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LSU is getting ready to host a football game on Saturday afternoon in Tiger Stadium. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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With the unexpected change of venue to Baton Rouge for the LSU-South Carolina game the Capital City is getting a little extra tourism. President of Visit Baton Rouge Paul Arrigo says they’re excited to welcome the fans from all over and hope everyone has enough time to make plans and attend the game.
Arrigo says although Baton Rouge is hosting a soccer tournament, a major business conference and a beer festival this weekend, the city is able to handle an unexpected increase in visitors.
Since the South Carolina game was originally a road game for LSU, Arrigo says many people already have plans for this weekend, and that includes weddings, but he hopes people can adjust their schedules to go to the games.
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The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is sending personnel to South Carolina in response to the devastating floods impacting the state. Director Kevin Davis says South Carolina sent his office a request for assistance…
He says personnel from his office will work with South Carolina officials in conducting damage assessments. Davis says South Carolina requested aid through the federal Emergency Management Assistance Compact…
He says GOHSEP stands ready to help those in other states who face disasters such as this one. Davis says damage assessment can be exhausting work and our friends in South Carolina definitely need support…
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U-L Lafayette industrial design graduate student Kate Brown decided to take an alternative route for her senior thesis project. Brown entered the Innovations in Life Jacket Design Competition where she designed a comfortable and form fitting life preserver, made especially for women. She says growing up on the water in Basile, she found regular life jackets didn’t let her move comfortably.
Brown says her live jacket is different from traditional vests because it’s specially designed to fit a more feminine body form. She says the Comfort Flex Life Vest has a relief cut under the arms so it won’t ride up over your shoulders while in the water.
Brown came in third place and won two-thousand dollars in the competition. She says she’s now working to get a patent and wants to ensure the life vest meets Coast Guard approval.
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LSU football season ticket holders have until 5 PM Thursday night to purchase tickets for Saturday’s game against South Carolina in Tiger Stadium. At six PM Thursday, tickets will be available to the general public. LSU Athletics Director Joe Alleva says since they only had a short time to prepare for Saturday’s game, lines at concession stands could be longer than usual
A decision was made Wednesday morning to re-locate the game from Columbia, South Carolina, because of severe flooding in the Palmetto state. Alleva says they will attempt to make South Carolina feel at home, but they are NOT painting the field in Gamecock colors
Alleva says at this time they are not anticipating a crowd of 100-thousand for Saturday’s 2:30 kickoff, but they hope to have a great atmosphere inside Tiger Stadium….
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The UL Lafayette football team is getting ready for its first Sun Belt game of the year as they host Texas State on Saturday. The Cajuns are a disappointing 1-3 and coming off two straight blowout losses. But Coach Mark Hudspeth says a new season starts this Saturday…
Turnovers are one reason for the Cajuns slow start. They’ve turned it over eight times and only forced three turnovers. Hudspeth says that trend needs to change…
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Undefeated McNeese State is getting ready to host two-time Southland conference champion, Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday. The Cowboys are 4-0 and have allowed only 27 points this season. McNeese Coach Matt Viator says his defense is playing with a lot of confidence, but the Lions offense presents some big challenges
The Lions are 3-and-1 overall, coming off a 30-27 win over Lamar. S-L-U quarterback D’Shaie Landor threw for 283 yards in that game and his coach, Ron Roberts, says Landor is healthy now and ready to perform at a high level…