The State Fire Marshal’s team is on the scene just east of Panama City, where the eyewall of Hurricane Michael came ashore, bringing untold amounts of devastation. Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the damage is extensive, and the storm took out most of the vital utilities that are needed to run a modern city.
The Fire Marshal’s team is focusing their efforts on the devastated Mexico Beach.
The Corp of Engineers is about to be on the path to some major changes under new legislation that’s nearly been set into law. Under the bill, the Corp will be moved out of the Department of Defense and turned into a civilian agency tasked with administering massive domestic projects. Graves says it’s nothing against the DoD, but they’ve got a lot of overseas concerns these days.
Tiger Stadium is sold out as LSU and Georgia meet for the first time since 2008. Georgia has sold all of its 6,000-ticket allotment for the game making Saturday one of the largest game day crowds ever on campus. LSU Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette offers a solution to avoid heavy congestion on the roads…
The showdown between the Tigers and Bulldogs will kick off at 2:30 PM.
Louisiana State Police have arrested a Baton Rouge man after he allegedly threatened to kill troopers and other law enforcement officers during a traffic stop. 42-year-old Melvin Amar, Jr. was pulled over when he was observed driving a pickup truck with no tag and he was not wearing a seatbelt. Trooper Bryan Lee says amar mentioned the 2016 police shootings.