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Debut Of McNeese Football’s "Cowboy Corral" Free Tailgate Party This Saturday Sept. 8th Featuring Judd Bares Live
It is football season and the McNeese Cowboys return home this Saturday September 8th to take on McMurray at 7:00 p.m.
The McNeese Cowboys athletic department is also premiering the “Cowboy Corral“, the first of many FREE tailgate parties for Cowboy fans featuring LIVE entertainment during each home game! Here are the details.
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McNeese Cowboys Now In Top 25 Polls
The McNeese Cowboys won their first game on the road against a FBS or 1-A school, Middle Tennessee, last Thursday 27-21. That win got the McNeese Cowboys into the Top 25 polls this week.
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Saints and Titans Game Tonight — Televised Locally
The New Orleans Saints will take on the Tennessee Titans tonight in Nashville which will be televised at six p.m..
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EXCLUSIVE: Hurricane Isaac Coverage From Lake Charles, LA [VIDEO]
With hurricane Isaac nearing the coast of Louisiana, we just received exclusive footage from a listener documenting the deteriorating conditions in Lake Charles due to Isaac.
This is a must see!
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LSU Still Plans On Playing Home Football Game Saturday Despite Isaac — For Now
With all eyes on Isaac, the LSU football team are still preparing for their game against North Texas this Saturday night at Tigers Stadium.
LSU Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Joe Alleva issued a statement today regarding the game and tropical storm Isaac. For now, the Tigers plan on playing the game but of course that could change.
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Tropical Storm Isaac Could Make Saints Evacuate Early
The New Orleans Saints football team is watching Tropical Storm Isaac closely. The Saints are scheduled to play the Tennessee Titans Thursday night in their final preseason game of the year in Nashville.
Interim head coach Joe Vitt said yesterday that the team was watching the storm and would make a decision soon on when to leave New Orleans for Nashville.
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Update: Calcasieu Parish Under Tropical Storm Watch
As of the 7:00 a.m. update, Southwest Louisiana is now under a Tropical storm watch. The cone of uncertainty has shifted further westward which now looks like it includes all of Louisiana.
Update: 7:00 a.m. advisory: The 7 a.m has just come out and nothing has really changed as far as projected path and wind speeds. Tropical Storm Isaac is currently sporting 65 mph winds with gusts up to 75 mph. If you are tracking at home, Isaac is currently at 25.7 north and 84.7 west moving West Northwest at 13 mph. Isaac is located 616 miles East South East of Lake Charles.
UPDATE 4:00 a.m. advisory— ***Calcasieu, Beauregard, Cameron and the rest of Southwest Louisiana is under a tropical storm watch***Tropical storm Isaac has not really strengthened overnight. Winds are still at 65 mph with gusts to 75 mph now. We encourage everyone to stayed tuned to the radio and here on line and to make sure that you have a plan of action in place just in case Isaac decides to move further to the west. There will be another update at 7 a.m.
***Below is the new map of all the areas of Louisiana that are under watches and warnings.****
UPDATE 10:15 p.m. advisory— The new 10 p.m. advisory looks like the track of tropical storm Isaac has moved even more to the west and now includes most of Louisiana which could be bad news for us here at home in the Southwest Louisiana area. Isaac is currently positioned at 24.2 North and 82.9 West or 772 miles East Southeast of Lake Charles moving West Northwest at 12 mph. Winds are currently at 65 mph gusting to 75 mph.
We will have complete coverage and updates Monday morning beginning at 7 a.m. right here on Cajun Radio 1470/1290 and on Cajunradio.com
UPDATE 7:00 p.m. advisory: The new update at 7:00 p.m. shows that Isaac’s winds have increased to 65 mph and gusts to 70 mph. The track is about the same from the 4 p.m. update but the west side of the cone is covering into the Baton Rouge/Lafayette area too.
You will also see from the above is the picture of the latest track and the forecast making Isaac a possible category 2 hurricane when it makes landfall. We will have updates tomorrow morning on the air and here on cajunradio.com
UPDATE 4:00 p.m. advisory: A Hurricane Warning has now been issued for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the pan handle of Florida including the City Of New Orleans. Tropical Storm Isaac is at 55 mph winds with gust to 70 mph. Click read more to see the latest warnings. The latest track is pictured above.
Update 3:30p.m.—Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal issues a state of emergency for the entire state.
UPDATE: 3:12 p.m. Louisiana Radio Network is reporting: With Isaac in the Gulf and forecast storm tracks bringing it in this direction, Governor Bobby Jindal has scheduled a press conference for this afternoon (Sunday 08/26) at 3:15 pm.
UPDATE: 3:10 p.m. WWLTV in New Orleans is reporting: Mayor Landrieu has called a state of emergency for Orleans Parish ahead of Isaac.
UPDATE: 2:45 p.m. — New Orleans now under a Hurricane Watch. Click read more button to see the watch and warning areas. The next advisory will be out a 4:00 p.m.
UPDATE: 1:00 p.m. advisory
Isaac still a tropical storm with winds at 60 mph and 75 mph gusts. Here is the latest forecast track above. The next update will be at 4:00 p.m. today.
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Southwest Louisiana High School Football Jamboree Schedule And Results
It is finally here high school football fans! The 2012 high school football season is underway. Last night, a couple of lake area teams were in action in the football jamborees. It’s teams last scrimmage to tune up before the regular season begins next week.
Here is a look at the scores from last night and what games are on tap tonight.
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Tropical Storm Isaac Enters The Caribbean
Hurricane season is in full swing and the Caribbean is churning with tropical storm Isaac. Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to become a hurricane by 1:00 p.m. tomorrow.
We checked in with Chief meteorologist Wade Hampton from KPLC for the latest update.
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UL Football To Honor Mickey Shunick With Helmets Decals
The University of Louisiana Lafayette football program has announced that they will honor former UL student Mickey Shunick this season by putting decals on their football helmets. The team will wear the decals on the helmets all season long to honor Mickey.
Our sister station in Lafayette, Hot 107.9, is reporting that the Ragin’ Cajuns head coach is supporting tribute fully.
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Tropical Depression #9 Forms In Atlantic
It’s August and the height of Hurricane season. Reports are out now that Tropical Depression #9 has formed in the Atlantic and the forecast is for it to become a Tropical storm by this afternoon and a hurricane by Thursday.
Here is the storms current location and 5 day forecast below.
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LSU Football Ranked #3 In Preseason AP Top 25 Poll
The preseason Associated Press (AP) poll has been released and the LSU Tigers football team finds themselves ranked in the #3 spot in the poll.
The Tigers were the #1 ranking in the USA Today/Coaches poll. Did the loss of Tyrann Mathieu from the LSU football team cause them to drop in the rankings?