State Climatologist Barry Keim says Hurricane Irma should be Florida’s problem not Louisiana’s. He says there couldn’t be better timing as a cold front moving across the state but it’s very unfortunate for the Sunshine State.
Cut 4 (10) “incredible conditions”

Keim says Irma should pass just north of Cuba as a major hurricane.

The state Department of Corrections is looking into new safeguards to prevent work release inmates from escaping. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Adult Services, Perry Stagg, says work release in invaluable to inmates, many of who get out of jail in less than a year. He says even though there is a risk associated with convicted felons, the department sees the benefit of this rehabilitation.
Cut 12 (09) “do that”

Survivors of Hurricane Harvey are heading home as shelter’s in Alexandria and Shreveport are closing. Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Marketa Garner Walters says authorities in Texas are ready to bring their residents back into the state.
Cut 13 (10) “was feasible”

A study out of America’s Small Business Development Center finds half of all millennials plan to start a small business within the next three years. But DeRon Talley with the Louisiana S-B-D-C says one road block young people face is a lack of knowledge when it comes to being their own boss. He says millennials feel they are tech savvy but don’t know how to turn that into a job.
Cut 9 (11) “to go”