Winds and dry conditions prompted another evacuation order for residents between Singer and Merryville in Beauregard Parish after firefighters lost containment of the Tiger Island Fire.  Beauregard Parish Sheriff Spokesperson Shannon Burgess…

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A voluntary evacuation has also been ordered for residents on the west side of La. 27 to Juanita.

As the United Auto Workers strike enters it’s fourth day… Will Green President of the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association says a lengthy strike could result in another significant supply chain shortage. He says the strike is impacting Ford, Stellantis, and GM plants.

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The last UAW strike in 2019 lasted 40 days.

A major construction project gets underway today on I-20 in the Shreveport-Bossier area and it will result in lane closures for the next two years. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Loss of containment in the Tiger Island Fire has forced Beauregard Parish authorities to issue another evacuation order for residents south of Highway 10 between Singer and Merryville. Beauregard Parish Sheriff Spokesperson Shannon Burgess says the highway was open but reclosed out of caution for motorists in the area.

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Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced homeowners will be eligible to apply for $10 thousand grants to strengthen their roofs starting Oct. 2. Donelon says this program is modeled after a successful program that Alabama has been running for a few years…

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Will Green President of the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association says local car dealerships already ordered extra parts and vehicles in anticipation of the United Auto Worker’s strike, which began Friday, but if the strike lingers…

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The two front-runners in the governor’s race to make a November run-off were attacked multiple times in Friday’s televised debate. Republican John Schroder pointed out Jeff Landry’s campaign took a donation from a trial attorney whose firm was fined two million dollars for participating in a fraud scheme against hurricane victims….

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Another evacuation order has been issued in Beauregard Parish after firefighters lost containment of the Tiger Island Fire due to wind and dry conditions. Shannon Burgess says approximately 200 acres burned where the fire breached and crossed the highway.

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Four large air tankers are being used to drop water south of La. 110 between Singer and Merryville

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announces the first round of grants of up to 10 thousand dollars for homeowners to repair or replace their roofs will be available on October 2nd. Donelon says a fortified roof can lower your homeowner’s insurance costs and increase your home value by an estimated seven percent…

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A major construction project gets underway today on I-20 in the Shreveport-Bossier area and it will result in lane closures for the next two years. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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For the seventh time in his career, former LSU All-American Mondo Duplantis has broken the pole vault record clearing 20 feet and 5.25 inches. The 23-year-old Lafayette native did so at the Diamond League Prefontaine Classic at the University of Oregon. Duplantis represented his mother’s home country of Sweden.

The first round of grants of up to 10 thousand dollars for a homeowner to fortify their roof will be available on October 2nd. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Another evacuation order has been issued in Beauregard parish after firefighters lost containment of the Tiger Island fire. Four large air tankers and four helicopters are being used to drop water on the flames, according to the Red Strike team.

The I-20 construction project in Bossier and Caddo Parishes starts today. DOTD spokesperson Erin Buchanan says it’s time to replace the pavement that’s been there since the interstate was constructed in the 1960s….

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Between 70 to 100-thousand vehicles per day use I-20 in this area. The project cost 118 million dollars.

Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center in New Orleans is the first hospital in the state to treat cancer patients using CAR T cell therapy. Cellular Therapy Specialist Dr. Clark Alsfield says the federal government has approved the therapy for its safety and efficacy.

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A patient’s eligibility depends on the type of cancer and previous treatments they have received.

Less than two weeks to go before early voting begins in the governor’s race and the seven major candidates appeared in a televised debate on Friday night. Former transportation secretary Shawn Wilson is the lone Democrat in the race…
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Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry has been the front-runner in this race ever since he announced nearly a year ago…
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Landry and Wilson are expected to face off in a November run-off, but Independent Hunter Lundy says if voters are looking for an alternative to Landry, he’s the guy…
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The Advocate newspaper will host a town hall for the gubernatorial candidates tomorrow at 11:30. Landry is not expected to participate.

500 grants of up to 10-thousand dollars will be available on October 2nd for homeowners looking to fortify their roof against wind damage from hurricanes and severe storms. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says a fortified roof can lower your homeowners insurance costs and increase the value of your home by an estimated seven percent…
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Donelon says the Louisiana Fortified Homes Program has enough funding to award about three-thousand grants. For more information go to the Department of Insurance’s website.

Ochsner MD Anderson in New Orleans is the first hospital in Louisiana to use what is known as Car T cell therapy to treat certain blood cancers. Doctor Clark Alsfeld says the therapy uses the patient’s immune system to target and destroy cancer cells…
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A New Orleans patient who received CAR T cell therapy in June is in full remission.

The front-runner in the governor’s race was attacked multiple times in Friday’s televised debate. Republican John Schroder pointed out Jeff Landry’s campaign took a donation from a trial attorney whose firm was fined two million dollars for participating in a fraud scheme against hurricane victims….
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Landry says a campaign donation would not stop his attorney general’s office from investigating someone who breaks the law…
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The primary is October 14th and Early voting begins September 30th.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announces the first round of grants of up to 10-thousand dollars for homeowners to repair or replace their roofs will be available on October 2nd. Donelon says this program is modeled after a successful program Alabama has run for a few years…
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The first round of funding will go live at noon on October 2nd and for this round of funding, the homeowner must be a Citizen policyholder. More information is available at L-D-I-dot-la-dot-gov, backlash-fortify-homes.

Ochsner M-D Anderson Cancer Center in New Orleans says it’s using a groundbreaking treatment to treat certain types of blood cancers. Cellular Therapy Specialist Doctor Clark Alsfeld says it’s called CAR-T Cell therapy…
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A New Orleans patient received CAR T cell therapy in June and was in full remission in late July.

In Friday night’s televised debate featuring the seven main candidates for governor, the two candidates who are expected to be in the run-off faced several different attacks. Republican John Schroder labeled GOP front-runner Jeff Landry as someone tied to a political culture of cronyism and corruption. Landry denied the accusations.

The sole-Democrat and expected second place finisher in the October 14th primary, Shawn Wilson, said he favored exceptions in the state’s near total abortion ban law…
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Independent Hunter Lundy says the Legislature did the right thing by passing a law that prohibits abortion in most cases…
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Ochsner MD Anderson in New Orleans is the only hospital in Louisiana to treat adult patients with a groundbreaking cancer treatment called CAR T cell therapy. Teiko Foxx has more.
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A major construction project begins in Bossier and Caddo Parishes today as crews will spend the next two years replacing the pavement along a stretch of I-20. DOTD spokesperson Erin Buchanan advises motorists to use I-220 as an alternate route, because of lane closures through Bossier City…
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The latest campaign finance totals are out for the gubernatorial candidates and Republican Jeff Landry still has a big lead .  Here’s Jeff Palermo.

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An incurable and deadly disease, is wiping out 16 different types of palm trees in Louisiana. LSU Ag Center Plant Doctor, Raj Singh on Lethal Bronzing.

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And he says the treatments are not available to the average homeowner.

All 15 juvenile offenders placed at a temporary facility in Angola have been moved to a youth facility in Jackson Parish according to the state Office of Juvenile Justice. The lead plaintiff attorney David Utter says they’ll wait to see how the youths are treated before deciding if they will continue with the civil rights lawsuit…

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Utter filed the lawsuit to have the youths moved to another facility. He says juveniles were placed in solitary confinement and not getting the necessary rehabilitative treatment. The O-J-J denies those claims.

The body of a missing Vermilion Parish woman has been found and her boyfriend has been arrested. 34 year old David Smith, originally from New Iberia, has been charged with hit and run. An autopsy will determine how 49 year old Bobbie Jo Saltzman died and more charges against Smith are possible.

The state moved 15 juvenile offenders from Angola to a new juvenile justice facility in Jackson Parish.  Attorney David Utter filed the lawsuit to get them moved saying juveniles were placed in solitary confinement and not being rehabilitated.t.

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Utter says they’ll wait to see how the youths are treated before deciding whether they’ll continue with the suit.

Wildlife officials are encouraged by successful hatchings of the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle on the Chandeleur Islands, off the southeastern coast of Louisiana. Coastal Resources scientist manager with LDWF, Matt Weigel, says it’s one of the highest-density nesting beaches in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

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New campaign finance totals are out for the gubernatorial candidates and Republican Jeff Landry still has a sizable lead in campaign cash on hand. Jeff Palermo has more

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The body of a missing Vermillion Parish woman has been found and her boyfriend has been arrested. 34 year old David Smith, originally from New Iberia, has been charged with hit and run. An autopsy will determine how 49 year old Bobbie Jo Saltzman died and more charges against Smith are possible.

New campaign finance totals for the governor’s race were released today by the state Ethics Board and Republican Jeff Landry continues to have a huge advantage in dollars over his opponents. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it’s easier for Landry to raise money…

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Landry is reporting six-point-six million dollars in cash on hand. The primary is October 14th. Early voting is September 30th.

A fatal disease known as lethal bronzing is killing off thousands of palm trees across south Louisiana. LSU Ag Center Plant Doctor, Raj Singh says the disease is wiping out 16 different types of palms across the state.

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The palm tree killer has been detected in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, and Iberia Parishes.

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The state Office of Juvenile Justice says it has moved the youth juvenile offenders that were housed at a temporary facility at Angola to a new juvenile justice facility in Jackson Parish.

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The eventual plan is to house high-risk juveniles at a new state-run facility near Monroe, but it’s still under construction.

Wildlife officials are encouraged by successful hatchings of the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle on the Chandeleur Islands. Coastal Resources scientist manager with LDWF, Matt Weigel, says the sea turtles were first spotted on the island last year and now there are over 100 sea turtle crawls on the island…

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Weigel says it’s one of the highest-density nesting beaches in the northern Gulf of Mexico.