Hurricane season is almost two-thirds over, and the Atlantic has yet to see its first hurricane – only seven tropical storms. The Eastern Pacific, on the other hand, has so far had 17 named storms, including eight hurricanes, three of which have strengthened to Category Five. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the El Nino that’s keeping hurricanes at bay in the Atlantic is churning them up in the Pacific.

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Tomorrow is National Seat Check Saturday. There will be nine events happening throughout the state from nine to noon, where parents can get important information on the proper way to keep their kids restrained inside vehicles. Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says this is not the only event of its kind during the course of the year.

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LSU basketball icon Bob Pettit passed away this week at the age of 93. Kace Kieschinck has more.

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The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries issues fish consumption advisories for seven waterways. LDWF issued the advisories after fish tissue sampling showed mercury levels that warranted five updated and two new recommendations. The advisories bring to 52 the total number of fish consumption advisories for mercury in freshwater areas.

LSU basketball icon Bob Pettit passed away this week at the age of 93. Kace Kieschinck has more.

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This is the last weekend of September, and we’re still waiting for the year’s first hurricane in the Atlantic. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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LSU basketball legend Bob Pettit passed away at the age of 93 on Wednesday. The Baton Rouge native was one of the first great stars of LSU sports. His number 50 was the first jersey to be retired across any sport and he has a statue outside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU basketball sports information director Kent Lowe says he was legendary on and off the court.

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Pettit led the SEC in scoring all three seasons at LSU and became just the second major college player ever to average over 30 points per game in a season. He led LSU to its first Final Four in 1953, and Lowe says Pettit will never be forgotten.

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Pettit went on to a stellar, 11-year NBA career with the Hawks. He was the first ever NBA MVP in 1956 and won it again in 1959. He also helped the Hawks to an NBA title in 1958 and scored a then-record 50 points in game six to clinch the series against the Celtics. Lowe says the list of accolades goes on.

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Saturday is National Seat Check Saturday. Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says there will be nine events happening throughout the state from nine to noon Saturday, where parents can get important information on the proper way to keep their kids restrained inside vehicles.

Cut 6 (07) “…matter their age.”

Fischer says what many parents might not know is that not all child car seats are alike – there are specific types depending on the child’s height and weight.

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Child safety seats will be available for families in need. Fischer says if you can’t make it to this one, don’t worry – this will not be the only event of its kind during the course of the year.

Cut 8 (06) “…hold similar events.”

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We’re now in the last weekend of September, and we still have had zero hurricanes in the Atlantic all year long. There are currently two tropical storms churning in the Atlantic, both closer to Africa than North America, and neither is expected to strengthen into hurricanes. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says we have never gone this late in the year without a hurricane in the Atlantic in the satellite area, but hurricanes can form at any time of the year, not just June through November.

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So if we get through 2026 without a single hurricane but a hurricane somehow forms in the Atlantic in early 2027, does that still mean we got through the entire hurricane season without a hurricane for the first time ever in the satellite era? Keim says even though he feels there’s a gray area, the National Hurricane Center has its standard.

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While the Atlantic has been very quiet this year, the same cannot be said for the Eastern Pacific, which has so far had 17 named storms, including eight hurricanes, three of which have strengthened to Category Five. Keim says that’s actually very common, since the El Nino that’s keeping hurricanes at bay in the Atlantic is churning them up in the Pacific.

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LSU hosts Texas A&M tomorrow night as the Tigers look to bounce back from a loss to Ole Miss last week. The Tigers’ offense struggled on the road as the Rebels’ pass rush disrupted the passing game. Coach Lane Kiffin said on his LSU Radio coaches show that needs to be fixed.

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Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed has given defenses fits with his dynamic rushing ability, especially the Tigers. In six quarters, he has scored seven total touchdowns against LSU. Kiffin says dual-threat quarterbacks are hard to stop.

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Kickoff in Tiger Stadium is set for 6:30.

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Bet you didn’t have this on your Bingo card – the Saints playing their home opener against a Las Vegas Raiders team that’s undefeated. The Raiders come into the Superdome having beaten the Dolphins and the Chargers in their first two games of the season. Saints Head Coach Kellen Moore says this Raiders team is not the same one that finished with the NFL’s worst record a year ago.

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Second-year Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty has totaled 150 rushing yards on nearly four yards a carry this season. Jeanty was the sixth overall pick in last year’s draft out of Boise State, and Saints defensive coordinator Brandon Staley says it’s easy to see why.

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Kickoff in the Superdome is 3:25.

This is the last weekend of September, and we still haven’t had a single hurricane in the Atlantic all year long. If we make it through the entire year without one forming, but one somehow forms in early 2027, does that still make 2026 the first shutout in the Atlantic in the satellite era? LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says even though he feels there’s a gray area, the National Hurricane Center has its standard.

Cut 10 (13) “…which it occurred.” 

Tomorrow is National Seat Check Saturday. Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says there will be nine events happening throughout the state from nine to noon, where parents can get important information on the proper way to keep their kids restrained inside vehicles.

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LSU and the Saints are both at home this weekend. The Tigers host Texas A&M tomorrow night at 6:30, looking to bounce back from a loss to Ole Miss last week. Coach Lane Kiffin said on his LSU Radio coaches show that their offensive struggles against Ole Miss need to be fixed.

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The Saints, meanwhile, play their home opener against the Raiders Sunday at 3:25. Both teams are well improved from a year ago – the Saints 1-and-1, with their loss coming in overtime, and the Raiders 2-and-0. Saints Head Coach Kellen Moore says this Raiders team is not the same one that finished with the NFL’s worst record a year ago.

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This is the last weekend of September, and we’re still waiting for the year’s first hurricane in the Atlantic. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Louisiana Tech University President Dr. Jim Henderson announced that he will retire at the end of this calendar year. In just under three years in the role, Henderson has helped guide the school through record enrollment growth, major gains in research and development funding, and a move to the Sun Belt Conference.

Legendary LSU basketball star Bob Pettit died at the age of 93 this week. Pettit was a three-time All-SEC selection at LSU and went on to a stellar, 11-year NBA career with the Hawks. He helped the Hawks to an NBA title in 1958 and scored a then-record 50 points to clinch the series against the Celtics. LSU basketball sports information director Kent Lowe says the list of accolades goes on.

Cut 5 (11) “…20-thousand points.”

Nine events will be held around the state tomorrow for National Seat Check Saturday. Parents can get important information on the safest way to keep their kids restrained in vehicles, and child safety seats will be available for families in need. Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says if you can’t make it, don’t worry – this will not be the only event of its kind during the course of the year.

Cut 8 (06) “…hold similar events.”

We’re now in the last weekend of September, and we still have had zero hurricanes in the Atlantic all year long. There are currently two tropical storms churning in the Atlantic, both closer to Africa than North America, and neither is expected to strengthen into hurricanes. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says hurricanes can form at any time of the year.

Cut 9 (11)  “…February, March, April.”

Tomorrow is National Seat Check Saturday – a good opportunity to have your car seat inspected by an expert to make sure it’s appropriate for your child and installed properly. Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says what many parents might not know is that there are specific types of car seats depending on the child’s height and weight.

Cut 7 (10) “…a convertible seat.”

LSU basketball icon Bob Pettit passed away this week at the age of 93. Kace Kieschinck has more.

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No more smoking for Jesus in the Evangeline Parish jail. After 11 inmates were arrested for tearing pages out of a bible and rolling them into cigarettes and smoking them, Sheriff Charles Guillory is removing all bibles and is switching to tablets for religious services. It would be kind of hard to smoke one of those.

LSU basketball legend Bob Pettit has died at the age of 93. Pettit led the SEC in scoring all three seasons at LSU and became just the second major college player ever to average over 30 points per game in a season. LSU basketball sports information director Kent Lowe says Pettit will never be forgotten.

Cut 4 (13) “…of the program.”

Tomorrow is National Seat Check Saturday. Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says there will be nine events happening throughout the state from nine to noon tomorrow, where parents can get important information on the proper way to keep their kids properly restrained inside vehicles.

Cut 6 (07) “…matter their age.”

Child safety seats will be available for families in need. 

The reward is now up to 10-thousand dollars for information on two women from the Baton Rouge area who have not been seen for more than a year. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Kind of a good news-bad news deal. The bad news is there are two named storms churning in the Atlantic – Fay and Gonzalo. The good news is twofold – neither is anywhere close to North America, and neither is expected to strengthen beyond tropical storm strength. So far, there hasn’t been a single hurricane in the Atlantic all year long.

LSU basketball legend Bob Pettit passed away at the age of 93 on Wednesday. The Baton Rouge native was one of the first great stars of LSU sports. In fact, he has a statue outside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU basketball sports information director Kent Lowe says he was legendary on and off the court.

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The reward is now up to 10-thousand dollars for information on two women from the Baton Rouge area who have not been seen for more than a year. An extensive search of the property belonging to the suspect, Thomas Morris, did not yield any human remains. West Feliciana Parish Sheriff Brian Spillman says investigators, however, did collect items that could help move the case forward.

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Health officials are warning you about a dangerous synthetic opioid that has been found across Louisiana. Kace Kieschnick has more.

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Tomorrow is National Hunting and Fishing Day. Events will be held in Baton Rouge, Woodworth, Haughton and Monroe.  Trey Iles with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says they’ll be giving away lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for those 18 and under at all four events, and there will be a free fishing tournament in Baton Rouge.

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With many considering today to be Dolly Parton Day, 9-25, one lawmaker is using the occasion to announce a bill that he will file in the next session to raise money for her signature philanthropic initiative. Chalmette Representative Michael Bayham is proposing a special license plate in memory of the legendary country singer and actress, with 25 dollars from the registration of each plate supporting her Imagination Library.

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Health officials are warning Louisianians about the dangers of cychlorphine (sy-CLORE-feen), a synthetic opioid estimated to be ten times stronger than fentanyl. Mark Ryan, the executive director of the Louisiana Poison Center, says cychlorphine is so potent that the Narcan typically used to counteract fentanyl overdoses may not be enough. He says naloxone works by blocking opiate receptors in the brain.

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A search of a 15-acre property in West Feliciana Parish did not result in any human remains or other indicators as officials continue their investigation into the disappearances of Madison Allen and Stephanie Hevia (HEE-vee-uh). Allen disappeared in November 2023, while Hevia has not been seen since March 2025. Both women knew Thomas Morris, who once lived on the property, but their exact relationship is unclear. Sheriff Brian Spillman says the reward for information leading to their whereabouts has been doubled to 10-thousand dollars.

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LSU basketball legend Bob Pettit passed away at the age of 93 on Wednesday. The Baton Rouge native was one of the first great stars of LSU sports. LSU basketball sports information director Kent Lowe says he was legendary on and off the court.

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Law enforcement officials are getting the word out about synthetic opioid called cychlorphine (sy-CLORE-feen), which is said to be ten times more dangerous than fentanyl. Mark Ryan with the Louisiana Poison Center says deaths from cychlorphine have been recorded in southeast Louisiana and the drug has been found in north and central Louisiana as well…

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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is holding four different events around the state tomorrow in observance of National Hunting and Fishing Day. L-D-W-F spokesperson Trey Illes says the locations of their events can be found on the Facebook page…

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Fans of the late Dolly Parton may soon have another way to honor her memory and support her signature cause. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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One of the greatest basketball players of all time and an LSU legend has passed away. Bob Petit has died at the age of 93. Petit led LSU to its first final four in 1953 and he was NBA’s all-time leading scorer when he retired in 1965.