The tropics are seeing an uptick in activity with the formation of Tropical Storm Edouard. Edouard became a named storm yesterday, setting the record for the earliest formation of a fifth named storm of a season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the previous record was from a season that was quite devastating to the Bayou State.
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LSU economist Loren Scott warns holding fan-less LSU Football games would hammer the Baton Rouge and LSU athletics budget. Fans spent 58.6 million in new sales on LSU game days last year. Scott says turning away 102-thousand fans would be devastating.
The National Association of Counties estimates budget losses due to COVID-19 are roughly $144 billion, leaving parishes in a financial crunch and seeking a federal lifeline. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Due to COVID-19 four Office of Motor Vehicle locations will be closed to the public due to the positive testing of an employee. The offices are in Alexandria, Lafayette, Monroe and Shreveport. Customers are encouraged to use the website expresslane.org for any services. These closures are in addition to previously closed offices.