Based on the 10 AM forecast track, Tropical Sally continues to nudge a little further to the east, which will lessen the effects for southeast Louisiana. Ben Schott with National Weather Service in Slidell says they still expect Sally to become a hurricane…
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Sally is about 140 miles east-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River, moving west-northwest at six miles per hour. The center of the storm is expected to move across St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. John Rahaim, director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for St. Bernard Parish, says they are expecting at least seven feet of storm surge, which will impact property outside of their levee system…
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Mosquito swarms are killing off cattle and horses in southwest Louisiana. Reports indicate a large part of the swarm was pushed out of the marsh by Hurricane Laura, with rainfall in the days following making the situation worse. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain recommends draining anything that might hold standing water where mosquito eggs hatch.
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For the first time since 1943, the Ragin Cajuns are ranked in the AP Top 25. Louisiana Football caught the attention of national writers with a 31-14 victory over Iowa State, who was ranked 23rd in the country. The Cajuns are now ranked 19th in the media poll, 21st in the coaches poll. Q-B Levi Lewis says it feels good to see their hard work paying off…
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In 1943 when the Cajuns were last ranked in the A-P poll, they were known as Southwestern Louisiana Institute.

Tropical Storm Sally is still expected to develop into a hurricane before making landfall in southeast Louisiana or on the Mississippi Gulf coast tomorrow. The track has shifted to the east, which will lessen storm effects for Louisiana, but Ben Schott with the National Weather Service says storm surge is still a major concern…
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A storm surge of up to eleven feet is possible from the mouth of the Mississippi River to Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

And Governor John Bel Edwards is asking residents not to underestimate this storm…
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With hurricane-force winds impacting southeast Louisiana, Edwards says COVID-19 restrictions will not keep power crews from getting the electricity back on.

Unemployed workers who have been receiving 300-dollars in additional assistance will no longer see those weekly benefits as the five-week program put into place by the Trump administration is ending. Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says the LWC’s website has job listings.
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The Saints defeated Tom Brady and the Buccaneers 34 to 23 yesterday to kick-off an unusual 2020 season. Brady threw two interceptions, New Orleans cornerback Janoris Jenkins returned one 36 yards for a touchdown. Jenkins knew that pass play was coming…
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Tropical Storm Sally is churning towards the Louisiana-Mississippi coast, but the forecast track has shifted east, meaning the worst of the weather could occur in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. National Weather Service forecaster Ben Schott says the models changed because the storm finally developed a singular center…
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But Schott says the Bayou State is not in the clear, as southeast Louisiana is still expected to see significant storm surge, heavy rainfall and strong winds as Sally develops into a hurricane before a landfall tomorrow.

Meanwhile, in southwest Louisiana, farmers are dealing with a mosquito outbreak left in the wake of Hurricane Laura and the explosion in mosquitos has led to a lot of cattle dying. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says local governments are conducting aerial sprays, but there are also sprays that can be used on animals…
Cut 5 (09) “…down the mosquitos.”

The final round of 300-dollar federally boosted unemployment checks goes out this week, with no apparent efforts to replace the money on the horizon. Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says they’ve been informed by the feds the checks will cease after the payment week ending September 5th.
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The Saints took down Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 34-23 season-opening win in front of a fanless Superdome on Sunday. If Who Dat nation was present, they would have been on their feet and cheering the performance of running back Alvin Kamara, who had two touchdowns. Coach Sean Payton says it’s nice to see a healthy Kamara…
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Tropical Storm Sally is getting a little stronger as it moves towards the Louisiana-Mississippi coast. Its maximum sustained winds are up to 65-miles per hour and tropical storm winds are expected to arrive along Louisiana’s southeastern coast this morning. Sally is expected to develop into a hurricane as it crawls past Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes. State Climatologist Barry Keim says a storm surge of seven to eleven feet is expected from the mouth of the Mississippi River to Ocean Springs, Mississippi…
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Governor Edwards says since Sally will be a slow-moving storm, heavy rainfall is expected in far southeastern Louisiana,
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Unemployment workers will receive their last federally boosted checks this week. Brooke Thorington has the story.
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CenturyLink in Monroe is now known as Lumen Technologies. That’s according to a news release from the Monroe-based Fortune 500 company. Lumen says the new name comes with a new purpose to help lead companies through the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The Saints won their season opener over Tampa Bay, while Ragin Cajuns football is ranked in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time in modern-day history after beating Iowa State.

Tropical Storm Sally is now 120 miles east-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River. Storm Surge and rainfall of up to 10 inches is possible for Louisiana’s most southeastern parishes…
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Hurricane Isaac was 2012 and caused three-billion dollars in damage in the United States. But there is some good news for us when it comes to Sally. Its forecast track has shifted to the east and landfall along coastal Mississippi is more likely. The worst of the weather could occur in Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida panhandle.

The extra 300-dollars a week in federal unemployment benefits are set to expire in Louisiana and across the country. The final checks go out this week. Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says President Trump created this temporary boost in unemployment benefits, so Congress could approve another pandemic relief package, but that never happened…
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Dejoie urges unemployed workers to check the Lousiana Workforce Commission’s website for available jobs.

Mosquito swarms have invaded southwest Louisiana following Hurricane Laura leaving some livestock dead. The bugs either bite the animals into exhaustion or form globs in nasal passages, suffocating them. In an effort to protect herds, Ag Commissioner Mike Strain recommends keeping animals in a barn with forced airflow.
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Strain says local governments are doing the best they can with aerial sprays to reduce the mosquito population.

Governor John Bel Edwards will release new coronavirus pandemic restrictions this afternoon as the state is moving into Phase 3. Edwards is expected to announce the 50-percent maximum occupancy for most businesses will increase to 75-percent as long as they continue to social distance. The mask mandate will stay in place and we’ll have to see if bars will remain closed.

Phase Three will provide public school students with more opportunities for in-person education. Matt Doyle has the story.
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The National Hurricane Center is now giving a tropical wave off the coast of South Florida an 80-percent of developing into at least a tropical depression as it begins to move past Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
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The disturbance is expected to track over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico this weekend and early next week as it moves toward Louisiana.

Cleco reports that it has restored power to 99-percent of the 140-thousand customers that lost power as a result of Hurricane Laura. At the peak, over 4,000 restoration workers were on the ground. Cleco spokesperson Jennifer Cahill…
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In Calcasieu Parish, there are over 900 Cleco customers still without power.