25 years ago, Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier Parish, played a key role in the immediate aftermath of the terror attacks in New York City and the Pentagon. It was there where President Bush flew to after leaving a Sarasota, Florida, elementary school. The current commander of Barksdale Air Force Base, Colonel Chris Cain, says with the nation under attack was the ideal place for him to head to address the American people…
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Bush recorded an address from Barksdale late that morning, and it was shown to the American people less than an hour later.
Trey Williams who works for the Secretary of State’s Office now, was working for the U-S Department of Health that day and his office was close to the Pentagon. He says his walk home will stick will him forever.
The people in one Lake Charles suburb has a strong message for the company looking to build a data center in their community – not in our backyard. Kace Kieschnick reports.
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The LSU football team wiped out the Clemson Tigers 51-10 last Saturday night in Death Valley. LSU also set a record for concession sales as two-point-three million dollars worth of drinks and food were bought. That figure includes taxes and credit card fees. Michelob Ultra was the top-selling item, as 41-thousand cans were sold.