Governor John Bel Edwards says more than likely the Morganza Spillway in Pointe Coupee Parish will be opened on June 2nd to relieve pressure on the levees along the Mississippi River. Edwards says opening the spillway will send river water into the Atchafalya Basin…
cut 11 (08) “…already high”
Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the opening of the spillway will flood thousands of acres of farmland.

An estimated 43-million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more this Memorial Day weekend. Triple-A’s Don Redman says most will do so by vehicle, but there’s a five-percent increase in air travel over last year’s Memorial Day holiday…
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Redman says travelers are seeing a relief in hotel and car rental costs this year.

The Bayou Country Music Superfest is this weekend in Tiger Stadium. The country music celebration was held in the Superdome the last two years, because of renovations to Tiger Stadium. Producer Quint Davis says it’s great to be back in Death Valley, because the music festival at that venue has the atmosphere of a football game in the fall…
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Kenny Chesney, Florida Georgia Line and Jason Aldean are the headliners for the two-day concert event that begins tomorrow.

Does the LSU baseball team have any more of that Hoover magic left. The Tigers advanced yesterday with a 4-3 walk off win over Auburn. The game tying and winning runs scored on wild pitch and then throwing error. Coach Paul Mainieri…
cut 26 (09) “…we did”
LSU will play Mississippi State tonight.