It was 20 years ago today when Hurricane Rita made landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border. Former Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach says the days after Rita were very difficult – power was out, a large of portion of Calcasieu Parish was flooded, many roads were impassable because of downed trees and if you did travel through the city there was a good chance you would get a flat because of all of the debris…

Cut 11 (10) “…vehicles.”

Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois has started her statewide Driving Louisiana Opportunity Tour. Governor Landry said the tour will help connect businesses to one another through the new SourceLouisiana-dot-com website to make it easier for contractors to find jobs.

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Pope Leo the 14th appoints a new archbishop of the New Orleans diocese. Don Molino reports.

Cut 1 (31) “…I’m Don Molino.”

The remains of a U-S Army Servicemen from Sabine Parish who died as a prisoner of war during World War Two will be buried on Tuesday in Anacoco beside his parents with full military honors. U-S Army Private Blanchard Pruitt was 19 when he died in 1943 of a disease caused by severe malnutrition. His remains were in a grave in the Philippines for decades.

Pope Leo the 14th appoints a new archbishop of the New Orleans diocese. He has tapped James Checchio (CHETCH-ee-oh) from New Jersey to succeed Gregory Aymond when he retires on November 12th. Checchio says he will put his leadership skills to good use in his new role.

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Checchio says he will help the Archdiocese recover from bankruptcy brought on by sexual abuse committed by local priests.

Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois is touring the state to meet directly with local business leaders. Bourgeois’ first stop yesterday was in Monroe, where she met with small business owners about the impact of the upcoming Meta A-I Data Center. Governor Landry says Bourgeois will meet with hundreds of businesses over the next several months…

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It’s called the Driving Louisiana Opportunity Tour.

20 years ago today was a day that Southwest Louisiana will never forget. On that date, Hurricane Rita made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border, resulting in one of the most destructive storms in southwest Louisiana’s history. Former Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach says Rita produced a lot of suffering, but he will always remember the resiliency of the community…

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Roach says a big part of the recovery was that the city was able to hold Mardi Gras festivities in February of 2006.

LSU now knows which conference opponents they’ll play for the next four seasons. The SEC has announced that next season, LSU will host Alabama, Mississippi State, Texas A-and-M and Texas. Tiger Rag Editor Glen Guilbeau is looking forward to the matchup with the Longhorns, as it will likely mark the return of New Orleans native Arch Manning to Louisiana.

Cut 12 (12) “…Bo Jackson.”

Texas has not played in Tiger Stadium since 1953.

It was 20 years ago today when Hurricane Rita made landfall near the Louisiana-Texas border. Former Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach says the days after Rita were very difficult – power was out, a large of portion of Calcasieu Parish was flooded, many roads were impassable because of downed trees and if you did travel through the city there was a good chance you would get a flat because of all of the debris…

Cut 11 (10) “…vehicles.”

Come November, James Checchio will become the new Archbishop of New Orleans. Checchio says he will play an integral role in helping the Archdiocese recover from the bankruptcy brought on by the proposed 230-million-dollar settlement from the sex abuse scandal.

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Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois has started her statewide Driving Louisiana Opportunity Tour. It’s one of four initiatives Governor Landry announced last week to strengthen the business climate in Louisiana. Landry said the tour will help connect businesses to one another through the new SourceLouisiana-dot-com website to make it easier for contractors to find jobs.

Cut 7 (09) “…this new economy.”

LSU now knows which conference opponents they’ll play for the next four seasons. Looking ahead to 2027, LSU will not play Alabama in the regular season for the first time since 1963. Tiger Rag Magazine Editor Glen Guilbeau says the LSU-Alabama game is one of the most highly anticipated games every season, so it’ll be strange to see a schedule that does not have those two teams facing one another.

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Pope Leo the 14th appoints a new archbishop of the New Orleans diocese. Don Molino reports.

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Governor Jeff Landry proclaims today as Hurricane Rita Remembrance Day. Jeff Palermo reports it’s a day southwest Louisiana will never forget…

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Pope Leo the 14th appoints a new archbishop of the New Orleans diocese. He has tapped James Checchio (CHETCH-ee-oh), the bishop of Metuchen (meh-TOOTCH-in), New Jersey, to succeed Gregory Aymond when he retires on November 12th. Checchio says he will put his leadership skills to good use in his new role.

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Checchio noted the abundance of Catholic schools in New Orleans.

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Checchio says he will play an integral role in helping the Archdiocese recover from the bankruptcy brought on by the proposed 230-million-dollar settlement from the sex abuse scandal.

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Aymond noted that Checchio had previously served as the chaplain of the Philadelphia Eagles, but he expressed confidence that he could switch his allegiance to the Saints.

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Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois has started her statewide Driving Louisiana Opportunity Tour. The tour, in which Bourgeois will meet directly with business leaders, is one of the four initiatives Governor Landry announced last week aimed at strengthening the business climate in the state.

Cut 6 (03) “…an action tour.”

Landry said the tour will help connect businesses to one another through the new SourceLouisiana-dot-com website to make it easier for contractors to find jobs.

Cut 7 (09) “…this new economy.”

Bourgeois’ first stop yesterday was in Monroe, where she met with small business owners about the impact of the upcoming Meta Data Center. Landry said Bourgeois will meet with hundreds of businesses throughout the state throughout the fiscal year.

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Governor Jeff Landry has proclaimed today as Hurricane Rita Remembrance Day. Rita made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border on this day 20 years ago, bringing powerful storm surge that devasted Cameron and Vermilion parishes. Former Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach says the Category Three storm also destroyed homes and businesses…

Cut 9 (10)  “…were replaced.”

Roach says Rita produced a lot of suffering as many lives were changed, but he will always remember the resiliency of the community…

Cut 10 (06) “…part of.”

Governor Landry has ordered the flags at the State Capitol, and all state buildings will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset in honor the victims and those who contributed to recovery efforts.

Roach remembers the days after Rita were very difficult, as power was out, a large of portion of Calcasieu Parish was flooded, many roads were impassable because of downed trees and if you did travel through the city there was a good chance you would get a flat because of all of the debris…

Cut 11 (10) “…vehicles.”

Roach says a big part of the recovery was that the city was able to hold a Mardi Gras parade in February of 2006. He says it brought a lot of joy to the city.

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LSU now knows which conference opponents they’ll play for the next four seasons. The SEC has announced next season LSU will host Alabama, Mississippi State, Texas A-and-M and Texas. Tiger Rag Editor Glen Guilbeau is looking forward to the matchup with the Longhorns as it will likely mark the return of New Orleans native Arch Manning to Louisiana.

Cut 12 (12) “…Bo Jackson.”

Texas has not played in Tiger Stadium since 1953.

LSU’s road opponents next season will be Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, Ole Miss and Tennessee.

Under the SEC’s new nine-game conference schedule format, each school will play every school at least twice over a four-year period. Guilbeau believes the format is good for the players and the fans…

Cut 13 (08)  “…dozen years.”

Looking ahead to the 2027 schedule, LSU will not play Alabama in the regular season for the first time since 1963. Guilbeau says the LSU-Alabama game is one of the most highly anticipated games every college football season, so it will be strange to see a schedule where the Tigers and Tide are not scheduled to play that season…

Cut 14 (05) “…TV ratings.”

20 years ago today was a day that Southwest Louisiana will never forget. On that date, Hurricane Rita made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border, bringing powerful storm surge that devasted Cameron and Vermilion parishes. Former Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach says Rita produced a lot of suffering as many lives were changed, but he will always remember the resiliency of the community…

Cut 10 (06) “…part of.”

Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois has started her statewide Driving Louisiana Opportunity Tour. The tour, in which Bourgeois will meet directly with business leaders, is one of the four initiatives Governor Landry announced last week aimed at strengthening the business climate in the state. 

Cut 6 (03) “…an action tour.”

Landry said the tour will help connect businesses to one another through the new SourceLouisiana-dot-com website to make it easier for contractors to find jobs.

Pope Leo the 14th appoints a new archbishop of the New Orleans diocese. Don Molino reports.

Cut 1 (31) “…I’m Don Molino.”

When the University of New Orleans rejoins the LSU system, it may also revert back to its old name. Interim LSU President Matt Lee tells the Board of Regents that in order for the transfer to succeed, UNO should once again be called LSU New Orleans – which the school went by from 1958 to 1974. UNO’s enrollment fell from 17-thousand before Hurricane Katrina to six-thousand and has never recovered.

LSU now knows which conference opponents they’ll play for the next four seasons. The SEC has announced that next season, LSU will host Alabama, Mississippi State, Texas A-and-M and Texas. Tiger Rag Editor Glen Guilbeau is looking forward to the matchup with the Longhorns, as it will likely mark the return of New Orleans native Arch Manning to Louisiana.

Cut 12 (12) “…Bo Jackson.”

The new archbishop of the New Orleans diocese will be James Checchio (CHETCH-ee-oh). He was most recently the bishop of Metuchen (meh-TOOTCH-in), New Jersey, and he will succeed Gregory Aymond when he retires on November 12th. Checchio noted the abundance of Catholic schools in New Orleans.

Cut 4 (10) “…blessing that’ll be.”

Governor Landry proclaims today as Hurricane Rita Remembrance Day. Jeff Palermo reports it’s a day southwest Louisiana will never forget…

Cut 2 (33) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

Governor Jeff Landry has proclaimed today as Hurricane Rita Remembrance Day. Rita made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border on this day bringing powerful storm surge that devasted Cameron and Vermilion Parishes. Former Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach says the Category Three storm also destroyed homes and businesses…

Cut 9 (10) “…were replaced”

Retired Major General John Basilica was the commander of the Louisiana National Guard’s storm operations and says like with Katrina, they had to perform search and rescue operations, but thankfully more assistance was available.

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Basilica says it was not until February 2006 until the National Guard restored all authority and responsibility back to civilian authorities.

Pope Leo the 14th appoints a new archbishop of the New Orleans diocese. He has tapped James Checchio (CHETCH-ee-oh), the bishop of Metuchen (meh-TOOTCH-in), New Jersey, to succeed Gregory Aymond when he retires on November 12th. Checchio says he will put his leadership skills to good use in his new role.

Cut 3 (08) “…effective parish priests.”

Checchio says he will play an integral role in helping the Archdiocese recover from the bankruptcy brought on by the proposed 230-million-dollar settlement from the sex abuse scandal.

LSU and the other 15 schools in the SEC know which teams they’ll play during their nine-game conference schedule for the next four seasons. Under this new format, each school will play every school at least twice over a four-year period. Tiger Rag Editor Glen Guilbeau believes the format is good for the players and the fans…

Cut 13 (08)  “…dozen years.”

Texas is set to play in Tiger Stadium next season for the first time since 1953.

Louisiana approves its first-ever carbon storage well. Sempra Infrastructure plans to inject an estimated two-million metric tons of carbon dioxide a year underneath Black Lake in Cameron Parish. Patrick Courreges (cur-RAHJ) with the Department of Energy and Natural Resources says these permits are the most restrictive permits the department does.

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The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking you to be on the lookout for the eastern spotted skunk. It  wants to use the data to help biologists determine the current distribution and conservation needs of the species. Jennifer Manuel, the furbearer biologist with the State of Louisiana, says if you see one…

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NOLA.com is reporting the Superdome lease negotiations between the Saints and the state are at standstill. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Two people in a car in Mississippi were killed when the Amtrak Mardi Gras train hit it last night as it was crossing the tracks. It happened as the train was headed east from New Orleans towards Mobile, Alabama. Investigators say the car never slowed down as the driver tried crossing the tracks. There were 97 passengers on board the train at the time; none of them were hurt.