50 years ago today Hurricane Betsy made landfall in Louisiana. Emelie Gunn has more on the devastating storm…
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Three men have signed up to be the state’s next Lieutenant Governor. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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LSU announces its refund plan for those who had tickets to the cancelled McNeese State game. Emelie Gunn has the story…
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Today is the 50th anniversary of the devastating Hurricane Betsy made landfall in Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Betsy was the signature storm of New Orleans and a turning point for the city up until Hurricane Katrina. He says the hurricane made landfall at night and created major flooding across the region.
Keim says as time passes, the more Betsy gets forgotten but it was a defining moment for the Crescent City and should be remembered. He says forecasters knew the storm was coming yet, still not many residents were prepared to leave New Orleans.
Hurricane Betsy killed more than 75 people and caused over one billion dollars worth of damage. Keim says this storm impacted more of the southern part state than just New Orleans.
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The three major Republican candidates in the Lt. Governor’s race qualified for this fall’s election Tuesday morning. Opelousas state Senator Elbert Guillory says he has over 45 years of experience in law and government and is excited about the race…
Democrat Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden is expected to qualify this afternoon. Jefferson Parish President John Young says, if elected, he’s eager to work with the new administration…
Former Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser says as Lt. Governor he wants to get involved in anything he can to make a difference in the state. Nungesser says he looks forward to collaborating with people statewide to keep the state’s tourism industry strong…
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A couple of new polls show Governor Bobby Jindal gaining more support in Iowa. The governor has pledged to visit all 99 counties and has already spent a lot of time there. An NBC/Marist Poll shows four percent of Iowa caucus-goers plan on voting for Jindal, which is up from one percent in July. There is also a Gravis Poll that showed Jindal at 5 percent, and Gravis Marketing President Doug Kaplan…
Kaplan says Donald Trump and Ben Carson are the frontrunners, with Trump at 32 percent and Carson at 16 percent. But he says there is plenty of time left for Jindal or another candidate to catch up and take the lead.
Kaplan says Jindal isn’t doing well in the national polls but those don’t really matter at this point in the race. He says in the past other low ranking candidates were able to rise to the top in Iowa.
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LSU has released its plans for refunding those who had tickets for Saturday’s cancelled McNeese State football game. Brian Broussard, who is the head of the LSU athletic ticket office, says If you purchased the tickets through LSU with a credit card or if you’re a season ticket holder, you will automatically be issued a refund on your credit card account by September 30th
If you paid for a ticket for the McNeese State game through the LSU ticket office with cash or check, then you’ll need to show proof of purchase before getting a refund…
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Broussard says those who bought tickets without using a credit card, will be reimbursed with a refund check by October 15th. Saturday night’s McNeese State game was cancelled as a result of lightning after just ten plays. Broussard says AD Joe Alleva believes a refund is the right thing to do in this case…
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14th ranked LSU is getting ready to face 25th ranked Mississippi State on Saturday night in Starkville. The Bulldogs have been tough to be at home the last couple of years as they’ve recently expanded their stadium, plus there’s thousands of cow bells going off during the game. But Coach Les Miles is not worried about the cowbells
Last year, Mississippi State came into Baton Rouge and beat the Tigers 34-29. Bulldogs quarterback and Louisiana native Dak Prescott had a big game as he rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown and threw for 268 yards and two more scores. Miles on what LSU needs to do this Saturday to defend Dak
Sophomore Quarterback Brandon Harris only got a few snaps in before the weather halted play against McNeese State. Harris will make his second road start this Saturday and says he’s more prepared this time around and the game comes to him easier now…