A St. James Parish employee faces aggravated cruelty to animal charges after he allegedly fatally shot his neighbor’s dog when he walked on his property and it happened in front of kids waiting at a bus stop. 54-year-old Brian Lambert was taken into custody yesterday and Jeff Dorson with the Humane Society of Louisiana hopes he gets a severe punishment…
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The National Hurricane Center is watching a disorganized tropical wave near Hispanolia that’s expected to move over Florida over the Labor Day weekend and enter the eastern Gulf. The chances it will develop into a tropical cyclone are low, but National Weather Service Slidell Meteorologist Frank Rivett says it could bring wet weather to the Bayou State…
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Most of the state will be dry tonight as Friday Night Lights return at many Louisiana high schools.

The LSU football team is a slight underdog heading into Sunday’s season opener against eighth ranked Miami. The Tigers have several question marks on offense, but LSU sideline reporter Gordy Rush says offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger has the personnel to have a very good offense…
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Kick-off on Sunday is at 6:30.

UL-Lafayette’s season opener is tomorrow at Cajun Field and the university has removed all trash cans inside the stadium. Office of Sustainability Director Gretchen Vanicor says their will be separate bins where fans can choose whether their garbage will be composed or recycled rather than sent to landfills…
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She estimates the composting initiative will generate about 20 cubic yards of compost.