Entergy Louisiana spokesperson Brandon Scardigli says the lights will come on for a majority of Calcasieu and Cameron Parish Entergy customers September 23^rd. That’s big news for the tens of thousands of people in southwest Louisiana who still don’t have power.

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Louisiana will be spared much of any impact from Sally as the Hurricane took an abrupt turn for the Alabama coast before reaching The Boot. State Climatologist Barry Keim warns just because we dodged Sally doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods. This season has already tied 1933 for the record of the second most named storms at 20 and it’s only halfway over…

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2005 still holds the record for most named storms at 27.

The LSU AgCenter estimates Hurricane Laura caused 525-million dollars in damage to Louisiana farmers and one-point-one billion dollars to the state’s timber industry. AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry says In comparison, agricultural losses from Hurricanes Rita and Katrina totaled one-point-five billion dollars. But Guidry says crops were not as affected this year as in 2005…

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LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron said during a zoom press conference with reporters that most of the players on his team have tested positive for the coronavirus. Orgeron did not give an exact number. but he says the players who have been infected will be able to play during the season

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Orgeron says there are three or four players who currently have the coronavirus and they are not practicing.

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron said during a zoom press conference with reporters that most of the players on his team have tested positive for the coronavirus. SEC schools perform three tests a week on their student-athletes. LSU’s first game is a week from Saturday against Mississippi State. He’s hoping that since a majority of the players have tested positive for COVID-19 that they’ll avoid a coronavirus outbreak during the season

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Louisiana will be spared much of any impact from Sally as the Hurricane took an abrupt turn for the Alabama coast before reaching The Boot. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Sally was always an unpredictable system due to its sluggish two to three-mile and hour pace…

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Hurricane Sally is expected to drop up to 30 inches of rain on parts of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle as it creeps onto land early tomorrow morning.

The LSU AgCenter estimates Hurricane Laura caused 525-million dollars in damage to Louisiana farmers and one-point-one billion dollars to the Louisiana timber industry. AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry says wind damage was the big factor…
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In comparison, agricultural losses from hurricanes Rita and Katrina in 2005 totaled one-point-five billion dollars.

Entergy Louisiana expects to have power available to the majority of customers in Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes by September 23^rd, with the remaining customers online by September 30^th. Laura came ashore August 24th and Entergy Louisiana spokesperson Brandon Scardigli says she left an incredible amount of damage in her wake…

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While he didn’t give an exact number, LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron said during a zoom press conference with reporters that most of the players on his team have tested positive for the coronavirus. SEC schools perform three tests a week on their student-athletes. A player who tests positive must isolate for at least 10 days and once they recover, they do not have to test again for 90 days. Orgeron says it’s been a process

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LSU’s first game is a week from Saturday against Mississippi State.

Louisiana will be spared much of any impact from Sally as the Hurricane took an abrupt turn for the Alabama coast before reaching The Boot. 2005 still holds the record for most named storms at 27, but at our current pace, we should blow right past 30 this year. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we’re heading into unusual territory…

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The LSU AgCenter estimates Hurricane Laura caused 525-million dollars in damage to Louisiana farmers and one-point-one billion dollars to the state’s timber industry.The state’s rice crop suffered the most with 74-thousand acres affected for an economic impact of 28.5 million dollars. Soybeans, cotton and corn have seen a 10 to 15-percent yield loss. AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry says sugarcane has yet to be harvested, but right now they are looking at a three-percent yield loss…

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Entergy Louisiana expects to have power available to the majority of customers in Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes by September 23^rd, with the remaining customers online by September 30^th. Laura came ashore August 24^th. Entergy Louisiana spokesperson Brandon Scardigli says the Calcasieu Plant and the Lake Charles Power Station are back online, which means…

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We now have firm dates for when the rest of the power will come back on in Cameron and Calcasieu Parish. Matt Doyle has the story…

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The state reports 426 new cases today out of 12,659 tests. Total cases… 158,318. Total deaths surpass 51-hundred, with 26 fatalities reported today. COVID ventilator use drops to 99 today, overall hospitalizations is at 667.

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron said during a zoom press conference with reporters that most of the players on his team have tested positive for the coronavirus. Orgeron did not give an exact number. but he says the players who have been infected will be able to play during the season

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Orgeron says there are three or four players who currently have the coronavirus and they are not practicing.

Louisiana will be spared much of any impact from Sally as the Hurricane took an abrupt turn for the Alabama coast before reaching The Boot. State Climatologist Barry Keim warns just because we dodged Sally doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods. This season has already tied 1933 for the record of the second most named storms at 20 and it’s only halfway over…

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2005 still holds the record for most named storms at 27

Louisiana will be spared much of any impact from Sally as the Hurricane took an abrupt turn for the Alabama coast before reaching The Boot. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Sally was always an unpredictable system due to its sluggish two to three-mile and hour pace…

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Hurricane Sally is expected to drop up to 30 inches of rain on parts of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle as it creeps onto land early tomorrow morning.

Entergy Louisiana spokesperson Brandon Scardigli says the lights will come on for a majority of Calcasieu and Cameron Parish Entergy customers September 23^rd. That’s big news for the tens of thousands of people in southwest Louisiana who still don’t have power.

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The LSU Ag Center estimates the agriculture and forestry losses from Hurricane Laura exceeds one-point-six billion dollars. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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LSU head football coach Ed Orgeron told reporters this morning that he thinks “most” of the LSU team has already contracted COVID-19, and that three to four players right now have the disease. That’s left the coach optimistic that, assuming you can’t get the virus twice, the team will be spared any major interruptions once the season begins.

Entergy Louisiana expects to have power available to the majority of customers in Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes by September 23^rd, with the remaining customers online by September 30^th. Laura came ashore August 24th and Entergy Louisiana spokesperson Brandon Scardigli says she left an incredible amount of damage in her wake…

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48,500 customers remain without power in Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes.

Hurricane Laura caused an estimated 525-million dollars in damage to Louisiana farmers and 1.1 billion dollars to the state timber industry. AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry says in comparison, agricultural losses from Hurricanes Rita and Katrina totaled one-point-five billion dollars. But Guidry says crops were not as affected this year as in 2005…

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Monroe-based Fortune 500 Company CenturyLink will now be known as Lumen Technologies, a change that Lumen Consumer Markets President Maxine Moreau says reflect’s their company’s new direction and goal of helping businesses through the fourth industrial revolution. If you’re a CenturyLink customer your existing services won’t be impacted…

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CenturyLink was founded in 1930 as a telephone company based out of Oak Ridge.

Hurricane Sally looks set to dump up to 30 inches of rain on parts of Alabama as the system continues to tack more and more to the east and away from Louisiana. The Bayou State is now not expecting much of an impact other than some light storm surge, but Plaqumines Parish President Kirk Lepine says the initial forecasts had folks heading away from the coasts…

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It appears southeast Louisiana has dodged an unfavorable outcome with Hurricane Sally.  National Weather Service New Orleans Meteorologist Robert Ricks says the slow-moving storm has been crawling throughout the night.

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As of the 1AM NHC advisory, a hurricane warning remains in effect from Grand Isle, Louisiana to Navarre, Florida. Overnight, there has been a flare-up of new thunderstorms around Sally’s center.

Sally isn’t expected to bullseye Louisiana but it could bring some tropical-storm-force winds and heavy rain to the southeastern parts of the state. Governor Edwards announced state offices in 12 parishes will be closing today…

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Plaquemines Parish residents may have dodged a bullet in avoiding the worst impacts of Hurricane Sally.  Parish President Kirk Lepine says while parish residents are relieved by the latest forecast, they are continuing to brace for a storm that has shown an indecisive track in its slow approach to land.

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One of Louisiana’s two Fortune 500 Companies, CenturyLink, is rebranding itself as Lumen Technologies. Lumen Consumer Markets President Maxine Moreau says the change in name and direction will not result in a change of location for their headquarters.

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The other Fortune 500 Company based out of Louisiana is Entergy.

As of the 10PM Advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Sally is 90 miles east of the mouth of the Mississippi River with max sustained winds of 100 miles per hour. National Weather Service New Orleans Meteorologist Robert Ricks says overnight, there has been a flare-up of new thunderstorms around Sally’s center.

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A hurricane warning remains in effect from Grand Isle, Louisiana to Navarre, Florida.

Sally isn’t expected to bullseye Louisiana but it could bring some tropical-storm-force winds and heavy rain to the southeastern parts of the state. 12,000 Hurricane Laura refugees are being housed by the state in New Orleans hotels and Governor Edwards says while the city is expecting heavy rains…

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12,700 Laura refugees are being housed in non-congregate settings across Louisiana by the state.

Plaquemines Parish residents may have dodged a bullet in avoiding the worst impacts of Hurricane Sally.  Parish President Kirk Lepine says residents did not take the initial threat lightly.

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Lepine says while parish residents are relieved by the latest forecast, they are continuing to brace for a storm that has shown an indecisive track in its slow approach to land.

One of Louisiana’s two Fortune 500 Companies, CenturyLink, is rebranding itself as Lumen Technologies. Lumen Consumer Markets President Maxine Moreau says they’re taking on a new vision that’s aimed at creating technology that helps companies through the 4^th industrial revolution.

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The other Fortune 500 Company based out of Louisiana is Entergy.

As of the 10PM Advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Sally is 90 miles east of the mouth of the Mississippi River with max sustained winds of 100 miles per hour. National Weather Service New Orleans Meteorologist Robert Ricks says the storm is crawling West-north-west at 3 miles per hour.
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A hurricane warning remains in effect from Grand Isle, Louisiana to Navarre, Florida.

Gov. Edwards says he talked with Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves and told him should Sally continue tracking to the east and Louisiana is spared the worst, we’re ready to help.

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The damage to the timber industry from Hurricane Laura is an estimated one-point-one billion dollars. That’s according to Louisiana Forestry Association executive director Buck Vandersteen who says Laura impacted 770-thousand acres of forest in 22 parishes, with Vernon Parish suffering the most losses…
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Vandersteen says Laura will definitely have a long-term impact on the state’s forestry industry.

There’s some good economic development news to report. California-based manufacturer Westfield Fluid Controls plans to build a five-million-dollar facility in Lafayette. Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the facility will be located in the Northpark Technology Center and employ 70 workers…
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