Forecasters say Tropical Storm Harvey is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before it nears the Texas and southwest Louisiana coasts into the weekend or early next week. State Climatologist Barry Keim…:
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Harvey is expected to gain strength and will make landfall somewhere along the Texas coast late Friday night.

Calcasieu Parish Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Dick Gremillion, advises members of the public who live in a warning zone to move to higher ground due to the possibility of storm surge. He also urges residents to stay inside because flash flooding is possible:
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Governor John Bel Edwards will hold a news conference this morning at GOHSEP to provide updates on Harvey.

Twenty-five years ago today Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Florida and then took its aim on Louisiana. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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Powerball announced that a single ticket sold at a convenience store in Massachusetts was the winner of Wednesday night’s $758.7 million jackpot.

Tropical Depression Harvey has re-formed in the Gulf of Mexico and it could be a significant rainmaker for Louisiana. Joe Rua, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says Harvey is expected make landfall as a strong Tropical Storm near Corpus Christi, Texas on Friday, but Louisiana will certainly feel the impact…:
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A young woman from Rayne has gained thousands of signatures on her petition to replace Confederate statues with monuments of Britney Spears. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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As expected, LSU Head Football Coach Ed Orgeron has named Danny Etling as the starting quarterback, but added there are also some other incredible QBs on the team. He says Myles Brennan fought hard for the job, but was understanding and respectful of the decision..:
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The Tigers open the season September 2nd against BYU in Houston.

A 38-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting an elderly man in Opelousas in a road rage incident. Police Chief Donald Thompson says they arrested Joshua Babineaux this morning after the public recognized him from surveillance video released to the media. He says the attack happened after the 72-year-old victim supposedly cut off Babineaux and they pulled over:
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Babineaux is charged with aggravated second degree battery and simple battery of the infirm.’

Heavy rains are expected in Louisiana starting Friday as a strengthening storm system called Harvey makes it way towards the coast…:
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Baton Rouge Police are looking for a man from Ponchatoula accused of shooting and killing a 19-year-old woman. They say 20-year-old James Seymore is believed to have been playing with a hand gun in the back of a vehicle when it went off on accident and struck the victim, Briana Hornsby while she was driving. Seymore fled on foot and remains at large. Hornsby died from her injuries.

Opelousas Police say a man has been arrested in connection to the attack of an elderly man in a road rage incident. The 78-year-old broke his arm as the suspect beat him with the victim’s own cane. That’s according to Opelousas Chief Donald Thompson who says they would have never identified Joshua Babineaux if it weren’t for the help from the public…:
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Babineaux is charged with aggravated second degree battery and simple battery of the infirm.

Confederate monuments should be replaced with statues of Britney Spears according to a Louisiana woman who has thousands of people that agree with her. Rayne native and petition creator, Kassie Thibodeaux, says the Change.org petition has over 4500 signatures and she hopes the governor notices…:
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State Officials are urging residents to be aware and get ready for Harvey. The storm re-formed into a tropical depression overnight and is expected to hit Texas in the Corpus Christi area on Friday. Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Jim Waskom says once Harvey gets to the coast, who knows what it will do…:
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Forecasters says six to 12 inches of rain is possible over much of the state.

The state has been trying to get college students to fill out of a survey that deals with violence and sexual assault, but findings released to the Louisiana Board of Regents today indicated the response rate in the spring was only 3.5 percent. The board felt that with so few students participating, there might be an unfair perception of college campus climate so the recommendation was made to change the survey.

Thousands have signed a petition on Change.org that seeks to replace statues of Confederate soldiers in Louisiana with pop star Britney Spears. Rayne native and petition creator, Kassie Thibodeaux, says Spears is a Louisiana hero who should be memorialized.
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The petition has received nearly 4500 signatures.

LSU Head Football Coach Ed Orgeron has named Danny Etling as the starting quarterback. He says Etling knows the offense and has been the most consistent quarterback on the roster during training camp…:
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Coach O added freshman and former 4-star recruit Myles Brennan was a close second and will be the backup.

Tropical Depression Harvey has re-formed in the Gulf of Mexico and it could be a significant rainmaker for Louisiana. Joe Rua, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says six to 12 inches are possible over much of the state…:
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Emergency Prepardness officials are urging residents to visit GetAGamePlan.org for tips on how to be ready for a big storm.

Opelousas Police say a man has been arrested in connection to the attack of an elderly man over a road rage incident. 38-year-old Joshua Babineaux, of Opelousas, allegedly beat the 78-year-old with his own cane when the victim posed no threat…:
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That’s Opelousas Chief Donald Thompson who says the man suffered a broken arm in the incident. Babineaux is charged with aggravated second degree battery and simple battery of the infirm.

A young woman from Rayne has gained thousands of signatures on her petition to replace Confederate statues with monuments of Britney Spears…:
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Southern Lab High School will have to vacate its 2016 and 2015 state championship football titles, plus its runner-up trophy in 2014 after it was learned the Baton Rouge school violated the LHSAA’s recruiting rules. The school has been banned from postseason play for the next two years and their head coach, former LSU quarterback Marcus Randall, has been fired and suspended by the LHSAA for one year.

Get ready for lots of rain Louisiana. Tropical Depression Harvey is more organized in the Gulf and is expected to make landfall as a strong Tropical Storm near Corpus Christi, Texas. The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Jim Waskom says get ready now…:
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The forecast track calls for the center of Harvey to curve towards Louisiana but stay in Southeast Texas through at least Monday morning.

LSU System President F. King Alexander says they are thrilled to have Mike VII on campus in an awesome habitat. Harvey was an orphan from Florida and Alexander says the specifically sought a tiger that didn’t have a permanent home…:
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And LSU’s mascot will no longer parade Tiger Stadium, but instead will stay inside his habitat on game days.

A 38-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting an elderly man in Opelousas in a road rage incident. Police Chief Donald Thompson says Joshua Babineaux was recognized by the public from surveillance video released to the media. He says the attack happened after the 72-year-old victim supposedly cut off Babineaux and they pulled over…:
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Babineaux is charged with aggravated second degree battery and simple battery of the infirm.

Powerball fever is in full swing as tonight’s jackpot stands at a cool $700 million dollars plus, the second largest in U.S. history.

Forecasters says there’s a significant chance the remnants of Tropical Storm Harvey will reform in the Gulf of Mexico and head towards the Texas coast this week. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the disturbance fizzled out last week in the Caribbean, but should re-generate in the western part of the Gulf.
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He says the models have the area of low pressure developing into a tropical storm.

Last night, President Donald Trump annouced we must fight to win the war in Afghanistan, where U.S. troops have been for 16 years. Louisiana GOP Chairman Roger Villere says agrees with the president and says it’s time to fix this mess.
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LSU’s new mascot, Mike VII, appears to be right at home and loving his new habitat on campus since being introduced Monday. Michelle Southern reports..:
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A 38-year-old Ruston man has been arrested for allegedly fatally shooting the mother of his children and injuring another woman and a one-year-old. Authorities say Frank Stringfellow is charged with one count of first degree murder. The 54-year-old injured woman and the baby are expected to survive.