Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards is hoping to go home from a Baton Rouge hospital after he was found unresponsive Tuesday. The 92 year old says he suffered from dehydration and a drop in blood sugar. He says he doing much better now and he’s received excellent care at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center. Edwards said he’s extremely appreciative of all the calls and texts he’s received from people concerned about him. Edwards also expressed his gratitude to his wife Trina who take very good care of him.
LSU merchandise is selling well ahead of Saturday’s showdown versus ninth ranked Texas. Jeff Palermo has the story…
The White House and Homeland Security are utilizing a storm surge model developed by LSU to better respond to Hurricane Dorian. Director of Louisiana Sea Grant Robert Twilley says the data gathered isn’t just useful for the public it also allows government agencies to swoop into effected areas a lot faster after a storm hits.
The current projections show storm surge concerns ranging from the northeast Florida coast all the way up to Maine.
A University of Louisiana at Lafayette study finds deficiencies with the coastal seafood industry in Acadiana. Moody-endowed chairman of regional business development at UL, Geoffrey Stewart, says one issue is not having a central point of contact for the seafood industry when problems arise…
Transportation is another issue the local seafood industry is facing with not enough product to make shipping cost effective.