President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are slated to travel to Texas today to areas most impacted by Harvey, then to Lake Charles later this afternoon. Air Force One will land at Chennault International Airport, and that will not be open to the public. This will be the first visit by a sitting president to Lake Charles since President Clinton’s trip in 1996.

The state Department of Children and Family Services says they’ve decided to open a second mega-shelter for flood victims from Texas, this time in Shreveport. DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters says they’re also taking care of nearly 2000 Lone Star State residents in Alexandria…:
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It’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over weekend. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Executive Director Katara Williams says choose another option if you’ve been drinking..:
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Hurricane Irma is expected to strengthen over the eastern Atlantic Ocean this weekend — potentially becoming a Category 5 storm. Most models show Irma staying out of the Gulf, but Eric Blake with the National Hurricane Center says that doesn’t mean we should let our guard down in Louisiana…:
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Louisiana residents’ favorite place to visit for Labor Day weekend is Gatlinburg, Tennessee, following by Chattanooga then Atlanta. That’s according to a report by the property management company TurnKey Vacation Rentals. Spokesman TJ Clark says it’s not surprising that folks in the state look to leave the late summer heat for Gatlinburg…:
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He adds of the three summer holidays, Labor Day is the least popular for travel.