It’s a somber day as we remember the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the costliest natural disaster in the country’s history, claiming 18-hundred lives. Jeff Palermo has more
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People were left stranded for days. Lieutenant General Russel Honoré took charge of the rescue effort as commander of Joint Task Force Katrina.
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We haven’t seen gas prices this low for Labor Day weekend in five years. Triple-A’s Don Redman says the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is 20 cents lower than a year ago. And he says as long as there is not a disruption in the supply of gasoline, he believes prices will be around $2.50 by the end of September. He says it’s because of the price of crude oil.
The LSU Tigers leave later today for South Carolina where they’ll play Clemson tomorrow without starting safety AJ Haulcy for the first half of the game. He was suspended for fighting in the fourth quarter of the last game of last year when he was at Houston and since his ejection was the result of fighting, he must miss an entire half of football. LSU was made aware on Wednesday that Haulcy was facing a suspension, and the NCAA upheld its ruling last night.