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• President Trump approves Gov. Edwards' emergency disaster request

  27-08-2017 21:53
  UPDATE: Gov. Edwards will speak at a press conference at noon to discuss the latest information on Harvey and the recent emergency disaster declaration. You can watch that live conference here. BATON ROUGE - President Trump has approved Governor John Bel Edwards' request to declare an emergency disaster for the State of Louisiana. “President Trump and his administration executed swift and decisive action in approving our Federal Di
  
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• Bethany Church reopens after August 2016 flood

  27-08-2017 20:51
  BAKER - For the first time since the August 2016 flood, Bethany Church held its Sunday service in the main chapel. Senior Pastor Rev. Jonathan Stockstill said being back in the facility is a "total miracle." Last summer, four feet of water rushed through the church causing nearly $3 million in damages. "Walking through and seeing all the damage ... it was almost a feeling of hopelessness," Stockstills said. Church members immediately started doing wh
  
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• Man injured after argument leads to gunfire

  27-08-2017 19:18
  BATON ROUGE - One person was sent to the hospital after an argument led to shots being fired.BRPD officials say the argument took place around 7:20 p.m. in the 2400 block of Highland Road. Sometime during the argument, somebody opened fire, busting out the glass in the window of a nearby vehicle.The glass injured one male victim, who received injuries to his face and arm, relatives of the victim tell WBRZ. The victim drove himself to the 700 block of West McKinley St., where emergency crews ten
  
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• Harvey reminding some residents of painful Katrina memories

  27-08-2017 17:48
  HOUSTON - Some of those now taking shelter from Tropical Storm Harvey at Houston's main convention center may be having flashbacks to a previous storm.  Tens of thousands of people who fled their homes in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 endured squalid conditions at the Superdome football stadium and convention center. Thousands went to Houston, where officials were applauded for sheltering them.  Elected officials in Texas are promising to heed t
  
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• LSU to provide assistance for students affected by Harvey

  27-08-2017 17:18
  BATON ROUGE - Texas Tigers got a message of support from LSU President F. King Alexander this weekend.  He sent a message detailing services available for Texas-born students in need of a helping hand in the midst of Tropical Storm Harvey. These students can contact counseling and resident assistance services for help with finances, emotional support and even food. Students expecting to miss a few days following the storm's landfall can contact professors and
  
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• Report: President Donald Trump to travel to Texas on Tuesday

  27-08-2017 15:37
  WASHINGTON - The White House says President Donald Trump to travel to Texas on Tuesday.Trump will visit multiple cities affected by Harvey over the weekend. In a tweet, he said he will be going later to "avoid disruption." I will be going to Texas as soon as that trip can be made without causing disruption. The focus must be life and safety.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 27, 2017As of this post, five deaths and multiple injuries have been report
  
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• Report: Superdome offered as backup venue for LSU vs. BYU game

  27-08-2017 15:02
  NEW ORLEANS - Officials with the Mercedes-Benz Superdome are offering to host the LSU vs. BYU game that is slated to take place in Houston's NRG Stadium on Sept. 2.According to WDSU-TV, the offer comes as Houston deals with the effects of Hurricane Harvey. Superdome officials said the stadium could host the Tiger's season-opener if NRG can not host the two teams because of severe weather conditions.Some areas in Houston could experience up to 50 inches of total rainfall as a result of Harvey. A
  
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• LSU AD says game against BYU will not happen in Houston

  27-08-2017 15:02
  UPDATE: LSU AD Joe Alleva says he's "almost certain" the Tigers season opener will be moved out of Houston. He said this during the LSU60 radio show Sunday evening. The final call to move the game will be made by ESPN and NRG officials. NEW ORLEANS - Officials with the Mercedes-Benz Superdome are offering to host the LSU vs. BYU game that is slated to take place in Houston's NRG Stadium on Sept. 2.According to WDSU-TV, the offer comes as Hou
  
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• "...we are not out of the woods.": Gov. Edwards gives updated statement on T.S. Harvey

  27-08-2017 14:31
  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards released a statement early Sunday afternoon regarding the severe weather expected in the southwest portion of the state as a result of now Tropical Storm Harvey.Gov. Edwards had a conference call with the South West Hurricane Task Force Sunday morning to receive the latest information on the powerful storm. Edwards says that he wants all of Louisiana to remain vigilant, as the storm could impact the state greatly in the upcoming week.READ THE FULL S
  
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• Rainfall may reach 50 inches in parts of Texas

  27-08-2017 14:22
  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The National Weather Service now says some parts of Houston and just west of the city may receive a Texas record of 50 inches of rain as Tropical Storm Harvey stalls over Texas.  NWS meteorologist Patrick Burke says rainfall totals will end up around 40 inches or more for Houston on average, but some isolated spots will hit or exceed 50 inches.  Burkes says, "We're in kind of unprecedented territory with this storm." &nbsp
  
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• Hurricane Harvey leads to heavy rain in southwest Louisiana

  27-08-2017 14:02
  LAKE CHARLES - Parts of southwest Louisiana could face flash floods as the slow-moving storm battering Texas continues to dump rain on both states.  National Weather Service meteorologist Roger Erickson says around 10 to 15 inches of rain inundated Lake Charles and Cameron over the weekend.  He said rainfall is expected to expand further east in the region through Tuesday.  Intense rainfall may overwhelm local drainage systems. A flash flood
  
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• Houston airports close amid flooding

  27-08-2017 13:52
  HOUSTON, Texas - Both major airports in Houston have been closed amid severe flooding blamed on Tropical Storm Harvey.  A Houston Airport System statement at midday Sunday said George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Hobby Airport are closed to commercial flights until further notice.  Officials say roads in and out of both airports are shut down due to flooding.  Hurricane Harvey made landfall late Friday night along the Texas coast about
  
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• Wildlife and fisheries to help with rescue efforts in Texas

  27-08-2017 13:50
  NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana has dispatched teams of wildlife and fisheries agents to assist with search and rescue efforts in Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.  Gov. John Bel Edwards spokesman Richard Carbo said Sunday in a text message that the state had sent 10 agents, 10 trucks and 10 boats as of early this morning. He says the state also sent personnel to help Texas officials coordinate other out-of-state resources being sent there.  In Texas, at le
  
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• Services held in NY for Marines killed in Mississippi crash

  27-08-2017 13:28
  NEWBURGH, N.Y. - Hundreds gathered at a memorial service Sunday for nine Marine Corps aviators who were killed when their New York-based transport plane crashed in Mississippi last month.  A total of 15 Marines and a sailor died when their C-130 transport plane crashed on July 10.  The victims included nine crewmembers who served in a Marine Forces Reserve transport squadron based at Stewart Air National Guard base in Newburgh in New York's Hudson Valley.&
  
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• Thousands needing rescue, city opens massive shelter as Houston floods

  27-08-2017 12:54
  HOUSTON  - Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says emergency personnel have responded to more than 2,000 calls to 911 for rescues in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. He said priority was being given to life-threatening calls.  Turner also said at a news conference Sunday that he has ordered the downtown George R. Brown Convention Center opened as a shelter as floodwaters inundated much of the city."This event is unprecedented & all impacts are unknown & beyond anythi
  
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• EBRSO looking for missing 14-year-old

  27-08-2017 12:29
  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is looking for 14-year-old Hinasha Mistery.Hinasha left her home in the Shenandoah area on August 22, 2017, in a gray Honda Civic, with a Louisiana license #YUL998.She has not been seen since, according to the Sheriff's Office. Hinasha is a light skinned black female, approximately 5'7", 130 pounds, with long black hair, according to the Sheriff's Office. She also has a tattoo on her right wrist.Anyone with information as to her where
  
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• Resident shot multiple times in Iberville Terrace Subdivision, suspects at-large

  27-08-2017 12:17
  BATON ROUGE - At least two suspects are still at-large after a resident of the Iberville Terrace Subdivision was shot three times early Sunday morning.According to officials, the shooting took place in the 1500 block of Rue Desiree Street around 4:30 a.m.The subdivision is located between Highland Road and Perkins Road.Prior to the shooting, a resident reported to authorities that someone was trying to break into her vehicle. The husband went outside to confront the burglars a
  
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