After four people have died and several others became sick after eating raw oysters contaminated with the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, the LSU Ag Center is urging you to use caution before eating raw oysters. Seafood extension specialist Evelyn Watts says the risk is especially high during the summer.
Cut 4 (11) “…the warm months.”
Watts says your best bet is to wait until the weather cools off.
Four low-cost airlines will be adding new routes to and from New Orleans in the coming months. Erin Burns with Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport says with a planned expansion of New Orleans Airport, there will certainly be more new routes to come in the future.
Cut 9 (10) “…and more people.”
The Southern Rail Commission is pleased with the ridership numbers for the new Mardi Gras Amtrak passenger train service. The 145-mile route connects New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, with four stops along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. John Spain with the Southern Rail Commission says they’ve had over 32-hundred people ride that train since it relaunched on August 18th.
The last time he played Florida, LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier was on the ground more times than not, being sacked seven times. Nussmeier respects the Gators program, but he says there’s not a lot of love lost between the two teams.
Cut 16 (14) “…pretty exciting.”
The Tigers and Gators get underway at 6:30 tomorrow night at Tiger Stadium.