Coastal southeast Louisiana is on the edge of the cone of uncertainty for Tropical Storm Fred, as the official forecast track has the storm making landfall along the Florida panhandle. Matt Doyle has the story.
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One month from today is LSU’s home opener and despite the state dealing with a fourth surge of COVID cases, the plan is for Tiger Stadium to be at 100-percent capacity. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Tropical Storm Fred appears headed for the Florida Panhandle but the Louisiana/Mississippi Line remains at the edges of the system’s cone of uncertainty.
State Climatologist Barry Keim says Fred is likely to lose tropical storm status sometime today as it crosses the mountains in Hispaniola.
Fred is on track to enter the Gulf of Mexico Sunday and make landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast Monday. Keim says right now landfall appears most likely along the Florida panhandle
It’s been a quiet hurricane season in the Gulf so far but Keim says the Saharan Dust Layer has lifted and we should expect things to get a lot more active in the coming weeks.
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LSU’s home opener is one month from today as the Fighting Tigers football team on September 11th will host McNeese. Director of Strategic Media for LSU Athletics Cody Worsham says despite the rise in Covid cases, the school is preparing for 100 percent capacity in Tiger Stadium.
There’s currently an indoor mask mandate in place in Louisiana, which is set to expire at the end of the month. Worsham says if there are other COVID mitigation measures that are put in place by the governor, the school will follow them…
The LSU football team was impacted by Covid-19 numerous times last football season and Worsham says the program has done a great job of getting players and coaches vaccinated.
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A weekend shooting in Winnsboro has left a 13-year-old girl fighting for her life and her mother facing charges. Franklin Parish Sheriff Kevin Cobb says the shooting occurred Sunday in the driveway of a residence on Gum Street when Lachandra Jones was arguing with her daughter.
The shooting was first reported as self-inflicted, but the investigation later revealed the 13-year was shot by her mother. Cobb says the two were arguing outside of a rental home that Jones owned.
The victim was reportedly shot in the head and airlifted to LSU Health Shreveport where she remains in critical condition. Cobb says Jones is charged with second-degree cruelty to a juvenile and illegal use of a weapon and is held on a $255-thousand bond.
Cobb reminds the public to always handle a gun as if it’s loaded.
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The eviction moratorium might have been extended until October third, but scammers are reportedly still taking advantage of the situation to prey on victims. President of the Better Business Bureau of South-Central Louisiana Carmen Million says if someone contacts you asking for personal financial information to be leery.
Million says unfortunately people who are facing eviction are the last people that need to lose money right now, but scammers are playing on their emotions. Million says even their phone numbers appear legitimate on caller ID.
Million says she hears of scams daily that use a current situation, like the pandemic and the looming end of the eviction moratorium to prey on their next victim. Million says anyone is game and never assume you won’t be a victim.
If you have received such a call you are encouraged to report to the Better Business Bureau website.