Saturday’s season opener for the 6th ranked LSU Tigers could not have gone any better as the Bayou Bengals were clicking from the state and easily defeated Georgia Southern 55-3. The spread offense we heard about all offseason was as good as advertised as the Tigers scored on their first five possessions. Head Coach Ed Orgeron liked what he saw.

Cut 9 (10) “…pleased with.”

Quarterback Joe Burrow tied a school record with five touchdown passes.

DOTD plans on using this year’s 76.2-million-dollar federal allocation to continue to improve I-12 in St. Tammany and to address eight bridges throughout the state. DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson says its slightly lower than last year’s allocation, and below the 100 million anticipated, but…

Cut 6 (11) “…of that”

Its Labor Day and the job market in the state is getting lots of attention in the governor’s race with the Edwards administration touting full employment, but the Republican challengers say the state is the only one to have lost jobs over the last year. LSU Economist Loren Scott says the economy is not growing at a rapid pace.

Cut 12 (10) “…half a percent.”

Ascension Parish Public Schools implements lightning detection units in an effort to protect student-athletes from severe weather dangers.  Owner of Perry Weather, the company behind the technology, Colin Perry says when strikes are detected within an eight-mile radius, the devices will alert everyone to seek shelter.

Cut 3 (10) “…to resume activity.”

At that point, there will be three intermittent blasts to let everyone know activities can resume.