WGNO on the road at Thibodaux Firemen's Fair - 6 p.m.
WGNO-TV / ABC26 / WNOL38
[{'start': '4.771', 'end': '8.707', 'text': ">> AND GOOD EVENING. CHIEF   METEOROLOGIST HANK ALLEN HERE   WITH YOUR FORECAST. FIRST LIVE   FROM THE THIBODAUX FIREMEN'S   FAIR. IT IS A FANTASTIC   EVENING. NUMBER ONE HERE OUT   OF THE FAIR, ALTHOUGH A LITTLE   BIT ON THE WARM SIDE SAY THE   LEAST AS SON HAS BEEN STRONG,   BUT AS IT BEGINS TO DRIFT DOWN   A LITTLE BIT, WE'LL SEE THAT   TEMPERATURE DIPPED DOWN AS   WELL AS TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE   TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW,   THOUGH, STILL IN THE LOW TO   MID 80'S ACROSS THE AREA IS A   WARM THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IT   AND SUSPECTED NOT REALLY MUCH   RAIN AROUND THE AREA. WE'VE   GOT A LITTLE BIT OF THAT   ACTIVITY ALONG AND WEST OF   I-55 OUT TOWARDS LIVINGSTON,   THE BATON ROUGE. THAT'S ABOUT   IT. SO A GOOD EVENING ACROSS   OUR MEDIA VIEWING AREA ON THE   WAY AS YOU GO THROUGH THE NEXT   FEW HOURS, WE WILL SLOWLY DIP   INTO THE UPPER 70'S. OF   COURSE, THAT WARM AIR IN PLACE   AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT   SEVERAL HOURS. WE DO HAVE SOME   RAIN CHANCES, THOUGH, ON THE   WAY INTO THE WEEKEND AND THEN   ALSO A COLD FRONT. BELIEVE IT   OR NOT. WE'LL TALK ABOUT ALL   THAT. AND OF COURSE, ALL   THANKS TO VIDEO FIREMAN'S FAIR   AND WGNO NEWS AT 6 STARTS NOW.   >> ALL RIGHT. TECHNICAL   DIFFICULTIES THERE, BUT   NONETHELESS, WELCOME TO WGNO   NEWS LIVE ON THE ROAD. WE ARE   AT THE THIBODAUX FIREMEN'S   FAIR. I'M AMY RUSSO. TAKE A   LOOK AT ALL TIME AND THAT IN   THE MIDDLE OF THE MIDWAY, AMY   AND HAS ALSO MAN, I'M HAVING A   GREAT TIME. YOU'RE HAVING A   GREAT TIME. WE'RE HAVING A LOT   OF FUN. TAKE A LOOK AT THESE   KIDS. GO AHEAD AND WAVE TO THE   CAMERA. YOU KNOW THAT THE   TYPICAL FIREMAN'S FAIR, IT IS   TO BENEFIT THE THIBODAUX. ALL   VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.   AND, YOU KNOW, IT GOES A LONG   WAY TOWARD PAYING FOR A WHOLE   BUNCH OF GREAT STUFF.   >> ONE OF THE BIGGEST   MONEYMAKERS THIS WEEKEND IS   ALIVE. BRAGG FROM THE LIVE   AUCTION ON SATURDAY AND   SUNDAY. SO THAT PRETTY COOL   AUCTION, EVERYONE OR WHICH   USUALLY GOT TO LOOK AT SOME OF   THAT MEAT ITEMS THAT WILL   SURELY RAISE HUNDREDS OF   THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE   FIRE DEPARTMENT.   >> NEXT ITEM UP FOR BUSINESS.   BEAUTIFUL GOLF CART DONATED BY   JORDAN, MADDOX AND EXTREME   TECH OPEN IT UP AT $5,000   $5,000 FROM ROBBINS RICO   RATTLE GOT BACK ON RATIO.   >> WHEN THE BELOVED TODAY LIVE   AUCTION HAPPENS AT THE   FIREMAN'S FAIR, UPWARDS OF 700   ITEMS ARE UP FOR GRABS. THIS   IS ONE OF FEATURED ITEMS. THIS   YEAR'S SUMMIT BODE WELL FOR D   HALL POLLY ENGINE WITH THE   TRANSMISSION.   >> IT WAS BILLED BY THE U.S.   AND A LOT OF OR GRANDMA SHOOTS   THE JU PURPLE. AND HERE'S AN   ARE AND I FOR HUNTERS CALL YOU   HUNDREDS OUT THERE. WE'VE GOT   A REDNECK BRAND. THEIR STAND.   AND IF YOU NEED A NEW RIFLE,   GO WITH IT. WE HAVE THOSE TO   DESCRIBE IT AS A SPECTACLE.   IT'S A PLACE YOU WANT TO BE   THE FIRST WEEKEND IN MAY. IF   YOU'RE ANYWHERE IN THIS   COMMUNITY, IT'S A WONDERFUL   TRIBUTE TO THE APPRECIATION   THAT OUR CITIZENS HAVE FOR THE   FIREFIGHTERS, THE TO RUN BY   COMPANY WON THE AUCTION   USUALLY RAISES MORE THAN HALF   A MILLION DOLLARS. SO SOME   ITEMS ARE ALSO VERY   SENTIMENTAL, RIGHT? TELL ME   ABOUT THIS ONE. YES, THIS IS A   HAND-CRAFTED BANNER MADE ONCE   A YEAR FOR OFF. IS DIANE BARRY   SHE'S DONE SO SINCE 1993 LAST   YEAR, THIS WENT FOR $7,001.   THIS IS EXTRAORDINARY. A GOLF   CART, BUT NOT YOUR AVERAGE   GOLF CART. YEAH. LOOKS LIKE EV   FROM EVOLUTION TO ANTI SUGAR.   CATTLE MAKES A GREAT ACCENT   PIECE IN ANY HOME. BETTY. IS   THIS FOR REAL AND SURE IS IF   YOU NEED BRACES OR YOU CAN   BRACES FULL ORTHODONTIC   TREATMENT DONATED BY DR. MARK   LYALL ONE OF OUR MEMBERS. IN   FACT, A LOT OF THESE ARE AND I   REAL NICE ITEMS AREN'T HERE IN   THE WAREHOUSE AT ALL THEIR   EXPERIENCE IS EVERYTHING FROM   A FULL YEAR OF SCHOOL TUITION   TO A ROUND OF GOLF WITH CITY   OFFICIALS. EVEN THE CHANCE TO   RIDE IN ME FOR 2 PEOPLE THROWS   INCLUDED. SO THIS WEEKEND STOP   SHOP.   >> AND LET THE HIGHEST BIDDER   ROLL HOME WITH SOME REAL NICE   ITEMS.   >> STEPHANIE OSWALD WGNO NEWS.   >> WELL, ANOTHER MAJOR PART OF   THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OUT   FUNDRAISING EFFORT IS ANNUAL   RAFFLE. THIS YEAR'S GRAND   PRIZE IS $15,000 IN CASH.   WELL, WE COULD DO A LOT WITH   THAT $15,000. EL-BEY MAYBE GO   TOWARD YOUR NEW VOTE. YEAH.   ABOUT THAT WING IF YOU DO IN   THE FIRST TIME, THERE'S 11   OTHER CHANCES AND THOSE PRICES   RANGE FROM $500 GIFT CARD TO   $1000 CASH, 7 YARD FOR ALL   PRIZES. AT THE END OF THE FAIR   ON SUNDAY AT THE MAIN STAGE,   ALL YOU NEED DO IS BUY A   TICKET RIGHT HERE IN THE   FAIRGROUNDS BETWEEN NOW AND   SUNDAY. AND TO BE PRESENT FOR   THE DRILLING NOW. A FESTIVAL   WITHOUT THE MUSIC. YOU. THEY   BLAME THE BLUES. YEAH. THEY   SOUND AMAZING. SO ALL WEEKEND   LONG THERE'S GOING TO BE LOTS   OF ENTERTAINMENT.   >> LINED UP FOR EVERYBODY TO   ENJOY. I GET TO SPEAK WITH ONE    OF THE BANDS PERFORMING THIS   WEEKEND WHO ACTUALLY HAS A TIE   TO FIREMEN   >> IT'S THE UNIQUE SOUNDS OF   THE BAND Z ZY THAT MAKE IT    OBVIOUS WHY THEY'VE BEEN ASKED   TO PERFORM AT THE THIBODAUX   FIREMEN'S FAIR FOR THE SECOND   YEAR IN A ROW.   >> FOR CLASSIC ROCK BAND. BUT   WE BRING THE ENERGY OF, YOU   KNOW. YOUNG, HIP AND AND WE   TRY TO MAKE EVERY SHOWED   EXPERIENCE.   >> FORMED IN 2019, THE GROUP   HAS A HEAVY BLUES INFLUENCE   PERFORMS COVERS. AND EVEN SOME   OF ORIGINAL SONGS.   >> SOUTH CAROLINA WOMAN IS AN   ORIGINAL SONG. WE WROTE VERY   HEAVY BLUESY, ROCKY. IT'S A   IT'S A SONG ABOUT, YOU A TIME   WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH   SOMEBODY AND YOU KNOW, YOU   MATTER HOW MUCH EFFORT YOU PUT   IN IF IT'S NOT RECORDED, WE   JUST GOT TO MOVE ON. YOU GOT   TO LEAVE IT IN THE DUST IN   SOUTH CAROLINA WOMAN'S ABOUT.   >> THE FIREMAN'S FAIR HAS A   SPECIAL PLACE IN THE BAND'S   HEART. THEIR DRUMMER AUSTIN   STOLTZ IS A FIREMAN HIMSELF OF   THE NEW IBERIA FIRE   DEPARTMENT.   >> WELL, FANS OF FANTASTIC   DRUMMER, BUT EVEN BETTER   BANDLEADER AND I WOULD CHOP   THAT UP. IN PART TO TO HIS   FIVE-MAN TRAINING.   >> BEING ON STAGE IS NOT JUST   A HOBBY FOR Z ZY ITS AN   ADDICTION, FINDING CHEMISTRY   WITH ONE ANOTHER IN THE   AUDIENCE THAT THEIR FAVOR GIG,   THEY PERFORM THEM SO FAR. THE   FIREMEN SCARE.   >> AND THAT WAS SOMETHING LIKE   15,000 PEOPLE STANDING IN   FRONT OF ME LAST YEAR.   ABSOLUTELY. A HUMBLING   EXPERIENCE TO HAVE PEOPLE   REALLY, YOU KNOW, INVESTED IN   THE MUSIC AND FEEL AND WE CAN   MOVE PEOPLE.   >> THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT IN   THE LAW.   >> ENTERTAINMENT TO FOOD.   CHECK ALL OF THIS OUT,   EVERYONE. WE'RE WITH BOWIE,   FIRE COMPANY. THEY ARE THE   NEWEST FIRE COMPANY. IN 1989   THE SAME YEAR THAT TAYLOR   BORN. EVERYONE A GREAT YEAR   EVERYONE. MY GOODNESS. WHAT'S   SPAGHETTI TRIPS TO GROW? MY   COMMENTS YET SHE'S TRYING TO   STRETCH GETTY. I WANT HIM STU.   AG, I MENTIONED THIS MORNING,   BUT I WANT TO COME BACK   PROFITS BUT I'LL TELL WHERE   THE TASTE OF THE FASTEST RATE   IS OUR WILD BILL. A BILL,   WHILE DO YOUR THING, WE'RE   GONNA   >> LISTEN UP YOUR PASTA HERE.   YEAH. MAKE SOME EXTRA   WAISTLINE. WHAT ARE WE COOKING   OVER HERE? SO SIGNATURE CRAB   CAKES WITH THE LOUISIANA   CRAWFISH SAUCE. OH, WHERE ARE   READY? CELEBRATE MARTIN. 50   YEAR ANNIVERSARY BLAST AT THE   BOTTOM IT ITSELF TO CELEBRATE   ITS 150 YEAR ANNIVERSARY THIS   YEAR. 50 YEARS. IT'S BEEN AN   ADJUSTMENT SERVING THIS   COMMUNITY THAT CANNOT TELL YOU   WE HAVE SUCH A GREAT COMMUNITY   GIVE BACK TO TIME AND TIME   AGAIN. IT'S PHENOMENAL. AND   LET YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF.   YOU ARE. MY NAME IS STEVEN   BOARD, MEMBER OF HOMEWORK. A   LOT OF COMPANY. WE HAVE 85   MEMBERS ALL. CRAB CAKE   SANDWICHES. YOU GUYS KNOW   WHAT'S GOING ON OUT HERE. YOU   CAN GET IT WHEN. THE SHAS OR   WITHOUT. THAT'S CORRECT. SO   YOU CAN GET A CRAB CAKE WITH   STONE CRAB CAKE ON A BOND.   AGAIN, WE HAD COFFEE AND THEN   WE ALSO HAVE. I CHILE. A BIG   BUILDING OUT LET ME TELL YOU,   GOT IT ALL A WE LIKE TO HAVE   OFF HIS, KNOW, MOM. WELCOME   COME. AND FARMERS STAY IN THE   >> WELL, WE JUST GOT SOME FOOD   WITH HIM RIGHT NOW. YEAH,   WELL, BILLS HAVE I WAS DOWN   LETTING THE CRAWFISH PIE GOAL   THAT I GAVE MINE OVER TO ONE   OF OUR PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE   WITH WITH WGNO NUTS DO NOT LET   ANYBODY TOUCH IS IS MIGHT I   WILL NOT BE SHARING TODAY IS   THE LISTEN THESE GUYS THAT OUR   FIGHTING MEN AND WOMEN ENDED   FALLING TO OR FIRE DEPARTMENT.   THEY FOUGHT FIRES.   >> AND DRESSED EMERGENCIES   OVER THE YEARS. MAYBE THEY   REALLY HAVE SOME REALLY   INTERESTING WANT. YEAH,   THERE'S A FEW THAT REALLY   STICK OUT TO ONE FIREMAN AND   HIS STORY ARE KENNY LOPEZ. HE   GIVES US A TOUR OF SOME OF   THOSE SITES WHERE THE FIRES   ACTUALLY HAPPENED.   >> OVER THE YEARS THIBODEAU   HAS A RICH HISTORY WITH FIRES   THAT HAPPENED AT LANDMARKS ALL   LOW OVER THIBODEAU AND OUR   FIRST STOP IS HERE AT SAINT   JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH WHERE   THERE'S A VERY INCREDIBLE TALE   TO LET'S GO BACK IN TIME OF   THE FIRE THAT DESTROYED SAINT   JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH ON LA   ONE DURING THE EARLY 19, 100'S   WAS A MEMORABLE 5 FOR THIS   TOWN. THERE'S A FIRE IN THE   SACRISTY THAT RAPIDLY SPREAD.   >> THERE WERE RELICS OF SAINT   VALERIE THAT WERE BROUGHT IN   THE EARLY 18. 100'S FROM   EUROPE TO THIBODAUX. AND SO   THE FIGHT AND WIN IN AND   RESCUED, SAY ABOUT.   >> HERE AT THIS LOCATION, THIS   IS WHERE THE DAM TOSS FIRE   HAPPENED MANY YEARS AGO. AND   IT HISTORICALLY THE BUILDING   WAS A LUMBER YARD. AND THEN IT   WAS CONVERTED TO AN ANTIQUE   STORE REFINISHING PLACE   RESTAURANT. IT WAS A MAJOR   FIRE. I REMEMBER FIGHTING THAT   FIRE IS AN OFFICE UNDER THAT   ON NOW TO OUR 3RD AND FINAL   LOCATION BEHIND ME. YOU SEE   THE LIBRARY HERE AT NICHOLLS   UNIVERSITY. RIGHT NOW. IT IS   STANDING STRONG AND TALL. BUT   WHEN IT WAS JUST UNDER   CONSTRUCTION, THEY WENT UP IN   FLAMES. AND CAN REMEMBER AS A   YOUNG KID MONDAY AND GOING OUT   FOR THAT FIRE ON MY WAY   ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOOK ME OUT   THERE TO SEE THE REMAINS THEY   SAY THE MAJORITY OF THE   BUILDING THAT I REMEMBER   SEEING A BURNED OUT ROOF ON   TOP OF A 2 STORY, BUILDING   PAST. LOOKING BACK ON THE PAST   AND TOWARDS THE FUTURE.   CHRISTOPHER REEVE, THE AIR,   THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF TIM   MEADOWS, VOLUNTEER FIRE   DEPARTMENT, SAYS   >> THEY HAD BEEN AND WILL BE   THERE TO FIGHT FIRES.   >> THE YEARS THE PROFICIENCY   ABOUT KAUFMAN HAS BEEN RATED   SECOND AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE   TRAINING IN THE TIME THAT THE   VOLUNTEERS, PUTIN, KENNY   LOPEZ, W GNO NEWS.   >> NEXT ON WGNO ON THE ROVER,   GOING TO SHOW YOU THIS YEAR'S   FIREMAN'S FAIR OFFICIAL POSTER   AND THE ARTIST BEHIND IT.   DON'T GO ANYWHERE. WE'LL BE   RIGHT AT THE 2 DEPARTMENTS   THERE.  >> BACK AT 705, WINS FAIR. AND   YOU'RE INVITED TO STOP DROP   AND LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL.   HAVING A WHOLE LOT OF FUN OUT   HERE AND GO IN AND CHECK THIS   OUT. THIS IS THE FIREMAN'S   FAIR POSTER OF HOMERS. WE'VE   GOT THE TRADITION AND DO WHAT   HAS IS.   >> HAS ARTIST WHO HAD THE   VISION BEHIND THE POST   IRRITABLE.   >> HAS A GRAPHICS DESIGN GUY.   TREJO TART IS NEVER FAR FROM   HIS LOUISIANA LAPTOP.   >> OR HIS SKETCHBOOK AND RIGHT   HERE IS WHERE YOU'LL FIND HIM   FINISHING UP THE POSTER FOR   THE THIBODAUX FIREMEN'S FAIR.   >> YOU'RE A I AM AT A 4   YEAR-OLD. AND JAMES, YOU SAY   YOU LIKE A GOOD FOR EVER AND   GOOD BBQ. ANY CHANCE I CAN LET   THE MUPPETS I WANT.   >> YOU CALL YOURSELF A SIMPLE   GUY. BUT THIS POSTER WAS NO   SIMPLE ASSIGNMENT, ONE   FULL-TIME JOB AND A FULL-TIME   I HAD TO SQUEEZE IN BETWEEN   09:00PM AND MIDNIGHT. SO WAS A   LITTLE ROUGH HERE AND THERE.   BUT ALL RIGHT.   >> LIKE THE CURTAIN GOING UP   ON A BROADWAY SHOW. THEY DEBUT   TRACE TRIBUTE TO 150 YEARS OF   THE THIBODAUX, ALL VOLUNTEER   FIRE DEPARTMENT. OF COURSE,   TREY VOLUNTEERED TO BE RIGHT   THERE, TOO.   >> IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL.   HONESTLY BEING ITS 300 50TH   YEAR THAT JOHN MILESTONE FOR   THE DEPARTMENT. SO I WENT TO   MY BEST EFFORTS INTO A POSTER.   I WANTED TO CAP THE PAST   PRESIDENT FUTURE. HE PICKED   BLUE AND GOLD FOR HIS POST   THOSE ARE THE COLORS OF THE   THIBODAUX FLAG WITH TOMATOES   FROM ALL THE FIRE COMPANIES   AND 3 WORDS, 3 BECOME   SOMETHING GREATER. WHAT DOES   THAT MEAN TO YOU?   >> FOR ME, IT MEANS GONE ABOVE   AND BEYOND WITH THE DETAIL AND   THOUGHT PROCESS FOR THE   POSTER. I SIMPLY DIDN'T WANT   TO JUST PUT ITEMS IN IT JUST   TO FILL SPACE AT THAT MEETING.   SO I WANT TO ADD IMAGERY THAT   REFLECTED EVERYTHING THAT HAD   TO DO WITH THE FIRE   DEPARTMENT.   >> AFTER A CENTURY AND A HALF,   THE THIBODAUX FIREMEN'S FAIR   FOUND A GRAPHIC SKY OF AN   ARTIST TO PUT THEIR POSTER   INTO HISTORY AND INSPIRE ALL   OF US EVERYWHERE TO BECOME   SOMETHING GREATER. BILL WGNO   FOR.   >> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FIRST   EVENING OUT HERE THAT MPO   FIREMAN'S FAIR. WE DO HAVE   SOME RAIN CHANCES TALK ABOUT   AS WE HEAD I ALL RIGHT. BACK OUT   LIVE IN THE THIBODAUX   FIREMEN'S FAIR, A BEAUTIFUL,   SUNNY EVENING. WE'VE GOT SOME   FANTASTIC MUSIC ON STAGE RIGHT   NOW. OPENING NIGHT AT THE FAIR   HERE. IT HAS BEEN FANTASTIC SO   FAR.   >> I THINK MOST OF THE WEEKEND   WILL BE SATURDAY. THE CABBIE   OUT HERE. SO LET'S GET YOU   RIGHT TO THAT FIREMAN'S FAIR   FORECAST HERE. AS WE LOOK AT   THE REST OF THE NIGHT. WE'RE   STILL IN THE LOW 80'S RIGHT   NOW. EVENTUALLY DROPPING INTO   THE 70'S, THOUGH, AS WE GO   THROUGH THE REST OF THE   EVENING. TOMORROW, OF COURSE,   KICKING BACK OFF AT 5 O'CLOCK   SORT OF AROUND THAT 80 TO 82   MARCH TOMORROW, THEN DROPPING   INTO THE 70'S THEREAFTER AS   WELL. BUT THAT LOW END CHANCE   OF A THUNDER SHOWER ON THERE   TOMORROW. I THINK MOST OF THAT   IS GOING TO BE NORTH. WHERE WE   ARE RIGHT HERE IN THIBODAUX   SATURDAY. THE ISSUE, THOUGH,   WEVE GOT THIS FRONT COMING   INTO THE AREA AS WE ARE   FARTHER TO THE SOUTH, THAT   FRONT GETS HERE PROBABLY MID   TO LATE MORNING. SO SHOWERS   AND STORMS THROUGH ABOUT EARLY   TO MID-AFTERNOON. AND I DO   THINK THOSE AND SO NOT A TOTAL   WASHOUT SATURDAY, BUT THAT'S   THE DAY WHERE WE HAD THE MOST   WIDESPREAD RAIN CHANCE REALLY   ACROSS THE AREA. WELL, THE   GOOD NEWS IS IT LOOKS LIKE   THAT FRONT PUSHES SOUTH NOW.   SO SUNDAY, I THINK EVERYBODY'S   IN FOR A REAL EARLY MAY TREAT   HERE IN LOWER HUMIDITY,   SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPERATURES   SHOULD BE A FANTASTIC END TO   THE WEEKEND. WITH THAT, LET'S   CHECK THE RADAR. NOT MUCH IN   OUR MEDIA VIEWING AREA UNTIL   YOU GET UP I-FIFTY-FIVE A MEAT   AND NORTH WHERE WE'VE GOT A   COUPLE OF STRONGER CELLS OVER   THERE. ACTUALLY A SEVERE   THUNDERSTORM WARNING JUST WEST   OF OUR AREA. BUT AGAIN, THIS   IS SORT OF WHAT WE'VE TALKED   ABOUT OVER THE PAST DAY OR 2   WHERE THE MAIN RAIN CHANCES   THIS EVENING AND ALSO EVEN   TOMORROW EVENING ARE GOING TO   BE ALONG AND NORTH OF I-12 THE   WAY IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW. STILL   THAT BREEZE OUT HERE, WHICH IS   NICE. WE'VE SEEN QUITE A BIT   WIND THROUGH THE DAY AT ABOUT   15 TO 20, HELPING OUT WITH THE   HEAT A LITTLE BIT. BUT HAS   BEEN HOT OUT HERE. THE SUN   BEGAN TO GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT,   THOUGH, STARTING TO FEEL A   LITTLE BIT NICER OUT HERE. SO   TAKE A LOOK AT FUTURECAST.   SORT. DOW THIS UP HERE AS YOU   GET INTO LATER TONIGHT AS WE   SEE THAT MAIN CLUSTER STORMS   UP TO THE NORTH TOMORROW.   COUPLE OF SPOTTY SHOWERS HERE   AND THERE THROUGH THE DAY ON   THE SOUTH SHORE. BUT AGAIN,   TOMORROW EVENING, THE BETTER   CHANCES TO THE NORTH. SO SOUTH   SHORE, NOT TOO BAD SATURDAY'S   WHEN THAT FRONT ACTUALLY SINKS   INTO THE AREA. THAT'S WHEN WE   HAD THE MOST WIDESPREAD RAIN   CHANCE TO THE DAYS. I WILL BE   A TOTAL WASHOUT, ESPECIALLY   THE 1ST HALF THE DAY. SATURDAY   COULD BE SOME LOCALLY HEAVY   RAIN. SO HEADS UP FOR THAT.   THEN, YOU KNOW, HUMIDITY.   WE'RE ABOUT 36 TO 48 HOUR   BREAK. AS THAT FRONT MOVES   THROUGH SUNDAY MONDAY.   FANTASTIC. THEN THAT COME BACK   AS WE HEAD INTO THE MIDDLE OF   NEXT WEEK. SO FOR TONIGHT,   LOWS ONLY IN MID 70'S. VERY   WARM TOMORROW. WE'RE BACK INTO   THE LOW TO MID 80'S. WARM A   LITTLE BIT MORE CLOUD COVER   THAN TODAY WITH A FEW OF THOSE   ISOLATED THUNDER SHOWERS   THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BUT   AGAIN, THE BEST RAIN CHANCE   TOMORROW BY LATER IN THE DAY   TO THE NORTH SATURDAY, THE   MOST WIDESPREAD DAYS. LOOK AT   THAT 7 DAY FORECAST SUNDAY AND   MONDAY. ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.   RARE, LOW HUMIDITY FOR THIS   TIME OF YEAR AND THEN   FORTUNATELY DIDN'T STICK   AROUND. WE ALREADY GET BACK   INTO THE HUMIDITY BY TUESDAY.   AND I THINK RAIN CHANCES COME   BACK BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK   AS WELL. SO NOT A BAD WEEKEND,   BUT SATURDAY WE GOTTA BE READY   TO DODGE SOME OF THAT RAINFALL   ACROSS THE AREA. BUT   OTHERWISE, A GREAT OPENING   NIGHT GUYS AND VOICE CAN ASK   FOR TOO MUCH MORE OUT HERE IN   TAMPA.   >> NOW, NOT TOO BAD OF A   WEEKEND FOR THE PIRATES NOT AT   ALL. ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. YOU   CAN, AS MATTER WHETHER ON   OPENING NIGHT AGAIN, YOU KNOW   LIKE IT WERE BIG FANS OF THE   WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THE RUNS,   A BULLET TRAIN. BUT YOU SAY   YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW. YOU   SAID YOU WERE GOING TO GET ON   THAT ONE AND I'M GOING AWAY   FROM THE LOAD. SURE. YOU SIT   IN THAT CHAIR. IS WE ALSO THE   WHITE HOUSE OVER THERE? KNOW   WHAT, THOUGH? HE'S BEEN   CHECKING OUT ALL OF THEM FOR   US, GIVING A LITTLE PREVIEW OF   WHAT TO WHERE ARE YOU?   >> A MOMENT OUT HERE. THE   MERRY-GO-ROUND, AMY WJ TO   ACTUALLY REFLECT THAT. YOU SEE   HERE, THE HORSES, MEMORY OF   JOE JIMMY LEDET. HE'S HERE   WITH ME. IS JULY WAS A PAST   PRESIDENT OF THE PARK BOARD   FOR SOME 25 YEARS. HE PASSED   AWAY THIS PAST YEAR.   >> WE ALWAYS WORK WITH THE   RIGHT COMPANY CITY. GOT TO   KNOW THOSE PEOPLE REALLY WELL.   THIS IS A TRIBUTE BY THE RIGHT   COMPANY TO THE LONG YEARS   WORKING TOGETHER WITH JOE. GOD   BLESS YOU KNOW, HE'S UP THERE   LOOKING DOWN ON HATTERAS   AROUND AND EVERYTHING ELSE   HERE.   >> HOW DO WE GET ON THE RIDES   THIS YEAR? DEFRANK ALWAYS YES.   YEAH. THEY PAY ONE PRICE FOR   EVERY DAY THAT SEES BLACK   BANDS. THAT'S $35. THE MEGA   BAN IS THE AND ALL 4 DAYS OF   THE BAREFOOT, $90 THAT IS THAT   IS THAT HE'LL TURN THE KIDS   LOOSE, TURNING NEWS IN A SAFE   ENVIRONMENT. AND IF YOU WANT   TO DISTRIBUTE TICKETS, ALL OF   THAT IS NOW A CREDIT CARDS AND   NO PAPER TICKETS ANYMORE.   ANOTHER AMERICAN MIDWAY.   THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH US   FOR 28 YEARS. SO WE'RE GLAD TO   HAVE HIM BACK HERE. AND IT'S A   TRADITION, PEOPLE PLAN THEIR   YEARS YEAR, PEOPLE PLAN THEIR   LIVES LEND THEIR VACATIONS TO   COME OUT HERE ON THIS VERY   WEEKEND. THAT THIBODAUX   FIREMEN'S FAIR IS NOW ANY   REGIONAL OF AND IT'S NOT JUST   LOCAL FAIR ANYMORE. WE HAVE   PEOPLE FROM MANY STATES.   >> THAT WE LICENSE PLATES   AROUND HERE AND WE LOVE HAVING   HIM. WE LOVE HAVING LOVE BEING   HERE AND WE LOVE THE AGENDA I   ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS GUY.   >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, ALL   RIGHT. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK   AFTER A QUICK  IT'S BACK.   WEEKENDS GET THIS WEEK AND IT   STARTS USE IT TO OVER THAT 5   OF THE 12, 30 SATURDAY, THE   FUN RUN AND 5 KICKED OFF THE   DAY AND THE OUTDOOR OPTION.   THAT'S AT 6 AND SUNDAY TO   BREAK KICKS OFF AT 11. OPTION   IS RIGHT AFTER THAT. THE FAIR   WILL CLOSE OUT AT $15,000   RAFFLE. ME AND TELL. YEAH,   IT'S SO MUCH FUN. ALL THE   FAMILIES HERE WANT TO   REITERATE THAT ADMISSION IS   FREE. IT'S ABSOLUTELY FREE   TAKE RIDE FROM NEW ORLEANS   COME ON DOWN, SPENT SOME AND   DON'T FORGET THAT THE GUY TO   THE FIREMAN'S FAIR IS OVER ON   OUR WEBSITE, WGNO DOT COM. GO   AHEAD AND GET THAT WAY YOU CAN   FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO   BEFORE YOU COME BECAUSE   THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO AND THEY   WANT TO RIDE"}]