Twenty years ago today, thousands of people entered the Superdome to take shelter from Hurricane Katrina. The next morning on August 29th, Katrina’s fierce winds peeled off sections of the Superdome roof. Doug Thornton was the general manager of the Dome at the time.
On Friday before hurricane Katrina made her destructive landfall on that Monday, forecasters were preparing Florida for the storm, not Louisiana. LSU Public Health Climatologist, Barry Keim says since then predictions more accurate with things like ensemble forecasting using slight variations in initial conditions.
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Former Kentwood High star Trey Palmer is now with the New Orleans Saints. Palmer was released by the Buccaneers, but the 24-year-old receiver was picked up by the Black and Gold. Palmer is also a former LSU Tiger and finished his college career at Nebraska. In two seasons in Tampa, Palmer had 51 catches for 557 yards and four touchdowns.
It’s the 90th annual Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City this weekend. Festival President Charlie Solar Jr. says there will be several events through Labor Day, including live music, activities for kids and a shrimp cook-off Saturday morning.
And he says you can enter free to enjoy the fireworks, music, and parade.