There are still 6 schools that are closed for now due to flood damage, but all Livingston Parish students will return to class today. Superintendent Rick Wentzel says going back to school gives these kids a sense of normalcy that’s been missing for too long….:
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Louisiana elected leaders are making the push for more federal aid to assist in the flood recovery, but will they be successful? Halen Doughty has more…:
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has closed several oyster harvesting areas and delayed the season because the industry is struggling. John Tesvich is a fourth generation oyster grower and also sits on the Oyster Task Force. He says planting usually opens after Labor Day, but this year was more of a partial opening…:
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Tesvich says sacking usually begins on October 15, but LDWF delayed it until November 15 in the hopes of helping the oysters grow more.

The US Coast Guard says they are continuing to respond to the oil spill near Bay Long, Louisiana in Plaquemines Parish, as more than 6,000 gallons of oily-water mixture have been recovered. They say a section of a damaged pipeline discharged an estimated 5300 gallons of crude oil on September 4th.

For week 2, the LSU tigers moved up one spot to No. 20 in the latest AP Top 25 College Football Poll.