While much of the focus of storm readiness with Hurricane Florence is on the coastal areas, inland flooding is a rising risk for those in the path of the storm. Kevin Barnhart has the story
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A St. Tammany man is set to make his case in front of the US Supreme Court next month in a battle between property rights and frogs. Matt Doyle has more.
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The annual Tiger Bowl kicks off this Saturday as LSU travels to Jordan-Hare stadium. Connor Ferrill has the story.
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While much of the focus of storm readiness with Hurricane Florence is on the coastal areas, inland flooding is a rising risk for those in the path of the storm. LSU Department of Geography & Anthropology Professor Craig Colten says those that evacuate inland may be inadvertently traveling into areas at risk for river flooding.
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Colten says historically, the inland areas of the Carolinas have not fared well following other hurricanes.
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Colten says better planning for inland area flooding isn’t just an issue in the Carolinas.
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The Supreme Court is taking up the appeal of a St. Tammany man who says US Wildlife and Fisheries is illegally blocking him from developing his property on the Mississippi border. The site has been designated a critical habitat for the dusky gopher frog. But property owner’s lawyer, Mark Miller, says it’s a government overreach because don’t actually live there.
Wildlife and Fisheries estimates only 100 of the frogs are still alive and are currently confined to a small area near Pearl River.
But Center for Biological Diversity lead lawyer Collette Adkins says the frogs may not yet be living in that area, but for them to have a chance in the future, the land must be kept available.
The property owner, Edward Poitevent, owns tens of thousands of acres in the area, 1,600 of which has been designated a critical habitat.
Miller says Wildlife and Fisheries is placing an undue burden on his client’s request for development, and transforming the land into something habitable for the frog would require some substantial, and risky, behavior.
But Adkins says that’s just not true, and only minor adjustments, like ones made across the border at a complex in Mississippi, would be needed to accommodate the frogs.
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They’ll have their day in court on October 1st.
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Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington is joining a nationwide collective of sheriffs who are raising money for a campaign to build awareness about the need for a border wall with Mexico. The group, backed by the Federation of Americans for Immigration Reform, has set a 100,000 dollar goal. Whittington says he’s joined, despite being over 500 miles away from the border.
Whittington says illegal immigration is a public safety issue
He says it’s a move that’s getting a good deal of support from the Bossier community.
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The annual Tiger Bowl kicks off this Saturday as LSU travels to Jordan-Hare Stadium to take on Auburn. Both teams come into the match-up undefeated but LSU has an uphill battle as this game tends to be dominated by the home team. Tiger Rag Editor James Moran says LSU’s offensive line struggled against Southeastern last week and that won’t fly playing the war eagles…
Each team is a defensive powerhouse and Moran says LSU’s versatile safeties could be the difference makers…
The heated rivalry is always a barn burner and Moran says the series recent history will bring a mixed bag of emotions throughout the LSU community…
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The game will air at 2:30 PM on September 15th.
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There’s a big Top 25 FCS matchup in Lake Charles on Saturday night as 15th ranked McNeese hosts 12th ranked Nicholls State. Cowboys Coach Lance Guirdy trying to contain Colonels quarterback Chase Fourcade will be difficult…
The Cowboys are 2-0 as they’ ve defeated Northern Colorado and Houston Baptist. Nicholls is 1-1 after losing to Tulane last week. Last season, it was Nicholls who got into the FCS playoffs over McNeese. Guidry says playoff implications are on the line again, but the entire season won’t be determined by what happens in Cowboy Stadium…
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The Saints will welcome the Cleveland Browns to the Superdome on Sunday. It will be a homecoming for new Browns receiver Jarvis Landry, who was traded to Cleveland in the offseason. Coach Sean Payton says the former LSU wide out brings toughness to the Browns offense…
Sunday also marks the return of former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. Williams now leads Cleveland’s defense. Payton knows Williams likes to be aggressive…