Today marks the statistical peak of the 2020 hurricane season and it’s been one for the record books with 17 named storms. Three of the storms have made landfall in Louisiana starting with Tropical Storm Cristobal in June. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
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The National Hurricane Center is currently monitoring six systems, two of them are named storms far in the Atlantic and there’s also a tropical wave in the Gulf of Mexico that has a low chance of development.

The high school football season will kick off October 1st and contact practices can begin today. LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine says teams will play an eight-game regular season and playoffs. Bonine says turning the Friday Night Lights back on is huge for many communities…
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All nine state championship games will be played in the Superdome December 26th to the 28th.

Louisiana Tech Football Coach Skip Holtz blames Hurricane Laura for an outbreak in coronavirus cases within his team that’s led to a postponement of Saturday’s season opener at Baylor. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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There are many who are hopeful Governor John Bel Edwards will announce today the state will move to Phase 3 of the White House’s guidelines for reopening the U-S economy. Edwards has scheduled a 10:30 press conference. The current phase two order expires tomorrow.