12:30 Newscast, August 28th, 2017

Louisianans are rushing to aid our Texas neighbors who are getting hit hard by Tropical Storm Harvey. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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Flash flood watches are out across south and central Louisiana as Tropical Storm Harvey moves back into the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to make a second landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border on Wednesday. National Weather Service Meteorologist Kent Kuyper says this continuing cycle of rain is expected to stay until Thursday…:
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LSU says it’s unlikely they will be able to play its regular season opener against BYU in Houston because of the catastrophic flooding and several other alternative sites are under consideration, including the Mercedes Benz Superdome.

Thousands of people in Texas are flooded out of their homes because of Harvey. The images are reminiscent of what happened 12 years ago when Hurricane Katrina struck southeast Louisiana. Former Governor Kathleen Blanco says she’s curious to why Houston never developed an evacuation plan like Louisiana had in 2005…:
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The first mandatory evacuations of the Houston area were ordered early this morning.