A recent survey by the National Retail Federation shows a record number of Americans will buy Halloween costumes this year. Scott Carwile reports…
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A partial solar eclipse will take place today as the new moon will obscure part of the sun. Michelle Southern reports.
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If you’re planning to fly for the Holidays this year prepare to go a little deeper into your wallet. Jeff Palermo has that…:
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A recent survey by the National Retail Federation shows a record number of Americans will buy Halloween costumes this year. NRF Senior Director of Media Relations, Kathy Grannis, says Halloween has become much more than a child’s holiday. She says adults are really getting into the holiday…
The survey says more than two-thirds of Americans will buy costumes this year and the average person will spend $77.52 for the holiday. Grannis says people are spending money on more than just costumes and candy…
Cut 5 (09) “trick-or-treating”
She says Americans will spend a total of $7.4 billion this Halloween. Grannis says popular kid’s costumes will be Disney Frozen characters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and super heroes. She says adults will keep it more traditional…
Cut 6 (11) “Halloween, as well”
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A partial solar eclipse will take place today as the new moon will obscure part of the sun. Louisiana Tech Astronomer Lee Sawyer says we should be able to see the maximum point of eclipse in The Bayou State before the sun goes down today…:
Sawyer says this is happening a few weeks after the total eclipse of the moon. He says the very best way to view today’s partial eclipse is at an observing party or at a science museum but you should NOT look at the sun directly…:
Sawyer says the partial eclipse will still be going on even after the sun sets in Louisiana around 6:30…:
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If you’re planning to fly for the Holidays this year prepare to go a little deeper into your wallet. According to Expedia.com, Thanksgiving flights are up 17 percent from last year and Christmas flights have gone up 2 percent. Travel expert Dale Irvin says airlines are finding it’s more profitable to fly less with more people….:
Cut 10 (09) “sitting out there”
Irvin says over 20 million people are expected to fly from now through December. He says if you want to travel by air cheap you should book a flight with one of the “uber-discount airlines”…:
Discount airlines Frontier, Jet Blue and Spirit fly out of New Orleans and there’s one called Allegiant Airlines in Shreveport. Irvin also says that it’s usually cheaper to travel on the exact Holiday…:
cut 12 (13) “into the following week”
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There are many parts of the state that haven’t seen rain over the last several days and State Climatologist Barry Keim says it will likely remain dry in Louisiana at least until November…:
Keim says even though it is unusual to go this long without seeing rain in Louisiana, we do have some significant dry days in history…:
Cut 14 (12) “sraight day stretch”
Keim says on the upside, the sugarcane harvest is going on right now and the farmers are probably loving the dry conditions. He says on the other hand our lawns and gardens aren’t going to be happy campers. But Keim says most parts of the state are actually ahead of schedule in terms of year-to-date rainfall…:
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The third ranked Ole Miss Rebels will bring a quarterback into Tiger Stadium playing at the top of his game. Bo Wallace has thrown seven touchdown passes in his last three games and for the season he’s completing 66-percent of his passes. Wallace has a reputation of throwing interceptions, but Rebels Head Coach Hugh Freeze says that’s not been the case lately…
LSU is coming off what might be its best game of the season, a 41-3 victory over Kentucky. Freeze says it looks to him that some of LSU’s young players are starting to mature…
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Saints Quarterback Drew Brees says they’ve put the tough loss to Detroit behind them and now the focus is on Sunday night’s match-up with the Green Bay Packers. Brees admits it’s a defeat that bugged him for a day
Brees is receiving more criticism this season. He threw a costly interception last game and has been picked off seven times this season. He only threw 12 interceptions last year. Brees says criticism is part of the game