State and federal officials say it appears the US Army Corps of Engineers will need to open the Morganza Spillway in early June for the third time ever. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says farmers are being alerted to move their livestock and equipment because opening the spillway could flood 25,000 acres of farmland in the Atchafalaya Basin…
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Opening the Morganza in Pointe Coupee Parish would send Mississippi River water through the Atchafalaya Basin toward Morgan City.

If you are traveling this Memorial Day weekend, you’ll find the average price for a regular gallon of gasoline in the Gulf South at $2.45…
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That’s AAA’s Don Redman who says they anticipate three-point-nine million Gulf South residents hitting the road this weekend.

Legislation that would gradually reduce the state’s sales tax rate from 4.45 percent to four-percent passes the House and is headed to the Senate. Matt Doyle has more…
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