The Morganza Spillway in Pointe Coupee Parish could open in early June which will send a lot of water from the swollen Mississippi River into the Atchafalya Basin towards Morgan City. A barge will have to be sunk in Bayou Chene to prevent backwater flooding in Terrebonne and several other parishes. Governor Edwards says he’s requesting a federal emergency declaration to offset flood preparation costs…
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Edwards says a final decision on whether to open the spillway is expected Tuesday.

This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of the Bayou Country Superfest and after a two-year hiatus, the country music festival returns to LSU’s Tiger Stadium. Producer Quint Davis says to celebrate 10 years, they have two of the biggest acts in country music are set to perform, Kenny Chesney and Florida Georgia Line…
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Jason Aldean and Kane Brown headline Sunday’s lineup. Davis says their studies show the B-C-S has a 38-million dollar economic impact on the state.
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.

Louisiana House approves a bill that would gradually lower the state’s sales tax rate from 4.45 to four percent. Alexandria Representative Lance Harris says he authored the bill, because the state has a 316-million dollar suprlus and that money needs to be returned to the taxpayers…
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It remains to be seen if the Senate will go along with this proposal.