Amazon seeks a location for a new corporate headquarters, as the online mega retailer plans to open a second corporate location. State Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says Louisiana has a lot of strengths to offer should we throw our hat in the ring, and its likely we will.
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Amazon says they are looking to spend five-billion dollars to build another headquarters in North America.

It’s a big weekend of college football and Louisiana Tech will host Mississippi State in Ruston. Both teams won their season openers. State shutout Charleston Southern 49-0. Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz is very impressed with how State won its season opener…
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The Governor’s Office is holding a statewide blood drive today amid a supply shortage following Hurricane Harvey. Tina Martinez with LifeShare Blood Centers says because of the hurricane’s destruction, many communities have not been able to donate blood to support the medical needs of local patients:
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Blood drive locations have been set up in all the major Louisiana cities, and donors can also go by any LifeShare location to contribute.

Congress has approved a 15-billion dollar disaster aid package to help victims of Hurricane Harvey. Both of Louisiana’s U-S Senators voted for the bill. Republican John Kennedy has a message for those struggling to find hope….
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Governor John Bel Edwards had another roundtable meeting today, this time with business leaders and local officials in the Houma area to gather input on how the state can stabilize the budget for the long-term. Louisiana is facing a looming fiscal cliff, as a over a billion dollars in temporary taxes expire July 1st. Edwards says his meetings with stakeholders have been extremely productive.

A recent report finds LSU graduates have higher early- and mid-career earnings than graduates of other Louisiana universities. President F. King Alexander notes many of the universities below LSU on the list charge higher tuition and have more student debt…:
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LSU grads have early career earnings of more than $52,000 and mid-career earnings of over $100,000.

Three hurricanes are churning in the Atlantic Basin. Hurricane Irma is heading towards south Florida, Jose is in the central Atlantic, and Katia is a hurricane in the southwestern Gulf. State climatologist Barry Keim says having three hurricanes simultaneously is unusual, but not unprecedented.
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He says we’ve already seen 11 named storms, and we haven’t reached the peak of the season.

Cleco and Entergy are teaming up to increase reliability to customers in southeast Louisiana. Cleco Spokesperson Jennifer Cahill says construction is already underway for a new storm-hardened transmission line from Gray to Patterson that can withstand winds of 150 miles per hour…:
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It’s expected the project will be completed by the fall of 2018.

A report finds LSU graduates have higher early- and mid-career earnings than graduates of other Louisiana universities. Among the 50 flagship universities in the country, LSU ranks 21st in early career earnings and 18th for mid-career earnings. President F. King Alexander..
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Officials have broken ground on a 33-million dollar project to widen Arkansas Road to four lanes in Ouachita Parish and also add roundabouts. Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says West Monroe is growing and this project will eliminate huge congestion problems….
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There are three active hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin for the first time since 2010. Irma is expected to strike south Florida Sunday morning as a major hurricane. State Climatologist Barry Keim says so far in 2017, two tropical storms have made landfall in Louisiana….
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If you’ve seen more lovebugs this summer, Halen Doughty explains why….
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For the first time in nearly a decade, three hurricanes are moving through the Atlantic Basin at the same time.
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Cleco and Entergy are teaming up to pay for a new storm-harded transmission line in southeast Louisiana that can withstand winds of 150 miles per hour. Cleco Spokesperson Jennifer Cahill says…
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A new report shows LSU is third in the SEC when it comes to early career earnings and fourth in mid-career earnings. LSU grads have early career earnings of more than 52-thousand dollars and mid-career earnings of over 100-thousand. LSU System President F King Alexander says this is a postive report for LSU….
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Good news for motorists in the West Monroe area who use Arkansas Road. The state department of transportation has broken ground on a 33-million dollar project that will expand the two-lane road into four lanes with roundabouts. Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says construction will last three years and be slightly uncomfortable, but….
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Over 18-thousand vehicles use this roadway on a daily basis.

Tomorrow the Louisiana Board of Ethics will decide the fate of a state lawmaker who used campaign dollars to feed a gambling addiction. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Governor John Bel Edwards will speak to the Rotary Club of Houma. Afterwards, the governor will have another roundtable meeting with business leaders to discuss the approaching fiscal cliff, as over a billion dollars in temporary taxes is set to expire in July. Yesterday, the governor partcipated in a groundbreaking for the expansion of Arkansas Road in Ouachita Parish.

Rural parishes in Louisiana are struggling more than urban areas to combat the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic. That’s based on the research done by Linda Meredith who is an advocacy group called HEROES. Meredith says improvements are being seen in places like Baton Rouge and New Orleans, but that’s vastly different from the trend in northeast Louisiana..:
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Louisiana ranks first in the country for new HIV infections.

The state department of wildlife and fisheries is trying to determine why a third sperm whale has been found stranded off the Louisiana coast in the last year. Biologist Mandy Tumlin says they hope autopsy results will give them clues on how this endangered species died …:
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