Law enforcement has an increased presence on roadways due to their Click it Or Ticket seatbelt awareness campaign over the Memorial Day weekend, to remind drivers about road safety. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Spokesperson Mark Lambert says while an increase in tickets being issued is expected, that’s not really the goal of the campaign.

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It’s also important to note that besides a legal requirement for drivers to buckle up, the law also includes front seat and back seat passengers to wear seat belts as well.

It took a long time for the LSU Tigers to beat a top ranked Florida baseball team in the SEC Tournament. The game started on Friday but rain delays kept that game going until thick fog rolled into the ballpark and halted play in the bottom of the 6th inning. At that time LSU had an impressive 10 to 0 lead on the scoreboard as a result of seven runs in the sixth inning last night. LSU resumed the game this morning and defeated Florida by adding another point for a final score of 11 to zero.

Sub-tropical storm Alberto is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico by tonight. It’s currently located near the western tip of Cuba and is moving northward at 10 miles per hour. At that pace, the National Hurricane Center forecasters predict the path of the storm making landfall in the U.S. on Tuesday morning. However, Alberto is also affecting people’s outdoor Memorial Day weekend plans throughout the gulf coast due to increased rain possibilities from Louisiana to western Florida.

The Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday starts today and lasts through tomorrow. The state tax holiday is designed to encourage people to stock up on things that can be helpful over the Hurricane season that begins on June first. Among those items are storm shutters, batteries, cell phone batteries, mobile phone chargers, flashlights, and portable radios. To see a complete list of tax holiday items go to the Louisiana Department of Revenue’s website.