Forecasters say Tropical Storm Harvey is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before it nears the Texas and southwest Louisiana coasts into the weekend or early next week. State Climatologist Barry Keim…:
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Harvey is expected to gain strength and will make landfall somewhere along the Texas coast late Friday night.

Calcasieu Parish Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Dick Gremillion, advises members of the public who live in a warning zone to move to higher ground due to the possibility of storm surge. He also urges residents to stay inside because flash flooding is possible:
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Governor John Bel Edwards will hold a news conference this morning at GOHSEP to provide updates on Harvey.

Twenty-five years ago today Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida and then took its aim on Louisiana. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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Powerball announced that a single ticket sold at a convenience store in Massachusetts was the winner of Wednesday night’s $758.7 million jackpot.