Tomorrow, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority will begin sinking a barge in Bayou Chene in southern Assumption to act as temporary flood gate. It’s needed to prevent backwater flooding after the Morganza spillway is opened. Chairman of the Coastal Protection Restoration Authority Board Chip Kline…
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Officials say the installation of the barge would begin May 28th and any water flow from the June 2nd opening of the spillway would not arrive in the area until two weeks later.
On this Memorial Day many will consume some beef. CEO of Cattle Producers of Louisiana Dave Foster says turning on the grill should be a priority…
62,000 pounds of beef were recalled due to a possible E. coli contamination.
Fantasy sports regulation is halfway through the legislative process and advocates are prepping for a fight against video poker interests in the Senate. Conner Ferrill has more…
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The Tigers and Stony Brook will face off again as the New York based program will head down to Baton Rouge for the Regional that will be hosted at Alex Box Stadium. The scrappy program upset the Tigers in the 2012 in the Super Regional Series. First pitch will be thrown at 6pm Friday night in the Box. Southern is making their first NCAA tourney appearance in 10 years, and heads to Starkville to take on Miss. State Friday afternoon, and McNeese will play Indiana State.