It’ll be a wet Memorial Day weekend as the state is stuck in a rainy weather pattern that will stick around into next week. . Chanelle Stigger, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says rain chances are higher on Saturday and Sunday and they drop off for Monday. She says the clouds and rain will ultimately make it more comfortable to be outside once it does dry out.
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Law enforcement in Louisiana will be putting an extra emphasis on looking for people not wearing their seatbelts through June 1st as Click It or Ticket gets underway. According to Triple-A, more than 39-million people will be hitting the road this holiday weekend. Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission…
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The McNeese State family will be remembering a coaching legend today as they pay their final respects to Bobby Keasler, who guided McNeese to four Southland Conference championships from 1991 to 1997. McNeese Sports Information Director Matthew Bonnette says Keasler’s death is a tremendous loss for the entire state.
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Keasler died earlier this month at the ago of 80.
If you’ve got an envie for crawfish, this Memorial Day weekend is a good time to get you some. That’s according to the co-found of the crawfish app Lanie King. King says besides Memorial Day and graduations, there’s another big reason you should treat yourself to those tiny tasty crustaceans this weekend.