President Barack Obama reaches to shake hands with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, after arriving on Air Force One at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016. Obama is traveling to the area to survey the flood damage. (Susan Walsh, Associated Press)
Members of the Purple Marching Machine made their way from the band room around the campus before an on-the-field practice. Practice is underway in Fairfield for the Miles College band, whose season begins Sept. 4. (Frank Couch photos, The Birmingham Times)