A new Senate poll shows could spell big trouble for the incumbent. The poll commissioned by the John Fleming campaign and conducted by JMC Analytics and Polling shows Fleming leading Julia Letlow and Bill Cassidy in a three-way race and Pollster John Couvillon says Cassidy has failed to move the needle in recent polls.

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Pineville Representative Mike Johnson has filed the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act, which would eliminate eminent domain for carbon capture projects. Johnson says while he has no reason to believe any private companies are looking to take private property through eminent domain for carbon capture projects, he wants to prevent that from becoming an option to them.

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Louisiana weather continues to prove its unpredictability this week. Even though it’s still winter, it will feel like late spring in the next few days. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the state could see record-high temps from now through Saturday.

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“The Fighting Tiger,” a documentary released on the SEC Network, highlights legendary gymnastics coach D-D Breaux and how she built LSU’s program from the ground up and fought to keep it alive after several athletic directors threatened to cut the program. She once wrote a letter to then LSU Athletic Director Joe Dean, requesting better resources. Breaux says she will never forget the assistant athletic director’s response.

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LSU gymnastics finally got support when Skip Bertman became athletic director in 2001.

A bill aimed at protecting property owners from eminent domain property seizure for carbon capture projects has been filed. Pineville Representative Mike Johnson filed the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act.

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He says he has no reason to believe that any private companies are currently looking to take private property.

It may be February, but it feels like late Spring and LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the state could see record-high temps from now through Saturday, but he says temperatures across Louisiana will plummet early Sunday when a cold front arrives.

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Keim says temperatures will rise again next Wednesday.

A new Senate poll could spell big problems for Incumbent Bill Cassidy. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The I-10 merge just past the Mississippi River coming into Baton Rouge is infamous across the country but it may be getting better.  The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development are in the process of permanently closing the Washington Street exit which they say will create a safer merger for eastbound traffic. Work is expected to be wrapped up Sunday, and the ramp will be fully removed.

A new Senate poll could spell big problems for Bill Cassidy. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Louisianans will get a taste of both winter and spring over the next few days. Andre Champagne has the story.

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A new Senate poll shows a very competitive Senate primary and could spell big trouble for the incumbent. The poll commissioned by the John Fleming campaign and conducted by JMC Analytics and Polling shows Fleming leading Julia Letlow and Bill Cassidy in a three-way race. Among 645 likely Republican voters, it shows Fleming with 26-percent support, Letlow with 25-percent and Cassidy with 22-percent. Pollster John Couvillon says in head-to-head matchups, Fleming leads both.

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Couvillon says Fleming’s key to success has been being able to consolidate Blake Miguez’s support after he exited the race in favor of a run in the fifth congressional district.

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Couvillon says Cassidy has failed to move the needle in recent polls, and that’s going to spell big trouble for him as the campaign moves forward.

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A Republican state representative has filed a trio of bills targeting carbon capture. The lead measure Pineville Representative Mike Johnson has filed is the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act, which would eliminate eminent domain for carbon capture projects. Johnson notes that eminent domain is an important tool for “public necessary purposes.”

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Johnson says the no private business should ever force any private landowner into court in an effort to take his or her property for something that is not in the greater public’s interest.

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Johnson says while he has no reason to believe any private companies are looking to take private property through eminent domain for carbon capture projects, he wants to prevent that from becoming an option to them.

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Industry leaders say if Johnson’s bill passes, the oil and gas industry may look to neighboring states like Texas, putting a dent in Louisiana’s economy.

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Louisiana weather continues to prove its unpredictability this week. Even though it’s still winter, it will feel like late spring in the next few days. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the state could see record-high temps from now through Saturday.

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Keim says temperatures across Louisiana will plummet early Sunday when a cold front arrives.

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Keim says chilly conditions are expected to be the worst next Tuesday morning.

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Keim says temperatures will rise again next Wednesday.

A new Senate poll shows a tight race and could spell big trouble for the incumbent. The poll commissioned by the John Fleming campaign and conducted by JMC Analytics and Polling shows Fleming with a slight lead over Julia Letlow and Bill Cassidy – 26 to 25 to 22-percent, respectively. Pollster John Couvillon says in head-to-head matchups, Fleming leads both.

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A Republican state representative has filed a trio of bills targeting carbon capture. The lead measure by Pineville Representative Mike Johnson would eliminate eminent domain for carbon capture projects. Johnson notes that eminent domain is an important tool for “public necessary purposes.”

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Louisianans will get a taste of both winter and spring over the next few days. Andre Champagne has the story.

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President Trump approves Governor Landry’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration for North Louisiana, as it works to recover from Winter Storm Fern. The declaration covers nine parishes, and it makes them eligible for debris removal assistance and emergency protective measures. Local governments have 30 days to apply for public assistance.

The seventh-ranked Lady Tigers look to get back in the win column tonight when they take on 17th-ranked Ole Miss in Oxford at 8 p.m. LSU looks to avenge last year’s loss to Ole Miss on senior night, and Cory Diaz of the USA Today Network could see it coming down to the wire.

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Last night, the Louisiana Tech men’s basketball team defeated Jacksonville State, 77-71 to improve to 15-11 on the year. Junior DJ Dudley led the Bulldogs in scoring with 22 points. Sophomore guard AJ Bates had one of the best games in his career last night after scoring 13 points and dishing out 15 assists.

The LSU baseball team remained undefeated after defeating Nicholls 12-1 in 8 innings yesterday. Junior third baseman Trent Caraway hit a grand slam in the first inning, and senior right-hander Zac Cowan was credited with the win.

“The Fighting Tiger,” a documentary released on the SEC Network, highlights legendary gymnastics coach D-D Breaux and how she built LSU’s program from the ground up. The documentary shows how Breaux fought to keep the gymnastics program alive after several athletic directors threatened to cut the program. One of the most dramatic moments in the film comes when Breaux wrote a letter to LSU Athletic Director Joe Dean, requesting better resources to work with. Breaux says she will never forget the assistant athletic director’s response.

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McNeese State baseball defeated Louisiana Tech, 8-3, last night to improve to 2-2. The Cowboys will host Kansas this weekend and Tech will be in Tennessee to play Memphis and Ohio State.

A former mayor of New Orleans is remembering a civil rights giant who died this week. Dr. Norman C. Francis passed away yesterday at the age of 94. Former Mayor Mitch Landrieu says right from the outset of his nearly half-century tenure as president of Xavier University, his actions were transformative in the fight for civil rights in the South in the 1960s.

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A new documentary on the SEC Network spotlights legendary LSU gymnastics coach D-D Breaux and how she built the program from the ground up. Breaux says the athletics department was not always on her side, but it finally gave her the support she needed when Skip Bertman took over the department in 2001.

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A 16-year-old is facing an attempted second-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting a 14-year-old along a Lake Charles Mardi Gras parade route Tuesday night. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Now that Mardi Gras is over, what do you do with all those beads that you collected this year? Whatever you do, don’t throw them away! Lafayette is among the communities offering bead recycling programs. In Lafayette, you can drop your beads off at a collection box. They’re then cleaned, sanitized and packaged for resale.

Of the four challengers House Speaker Mike Johnson drew in his Fourth District re-election bid, two are Democrats. Conrad Cable is a farmer from, appropriately, Farmerville; while Matt Gromlich (GROM-lick) is a long-time teacher from Greenwood. Despite their differing backgrounds, much of their messaging is the same. Cable says this country is on fire, and Johnson is largely to blame.

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Gromlich accuses Johnson of prioritizing Republican donors and special interests and ignoring the people of the Fourth District who he represents.

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Whoever wins the nomination will have an uphill climb in November – the district is rated as one of the most heavily Republican districts in the country.

Chaos at a Mardi Gras parade in Lake Charles on Fat Tuesday, as a 16-year-old is arrested for allegedly shooting and wounding another teen, and another 12 were arrested for disorderly conduct. Sheriff Stitch Guillory says holding parades on the night of Fat Tuesday may no longer be a good idea.

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“The Fighting Tiger,” a documentary released on the SEC Network, highlights legendary LSU gymnastics coach D-D Breaux and how she built the program from the ground up. It spotlights Breaux’s passion for gymnastics, which dates all the way back to when she received a balance beam for Christmas as a kid.

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A 16-year-old is charged with attempted second-degree murder after allegedly shooting another teenager during a Mardi Gras Parade in Lake Charles Tuesday night. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Stitch Guillory says the teen made it easy for investigators – there’s a photo of him on social media holding a gun.

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Remembrances are pouring on for another civil rights giant. Dr. Norman C. Francis passed away yesterday morning at the age of 94. Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu was a lifelong friend of Dr. Francis; he says while he could have been a world-class lawyer, potentially on a path to the U.S. Supreme Court, he chose a career in academia, serving as president of Xavier University for almost a half-century.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson has drawn four challengers in his District Four race, including two Democrats. Andre Champagne reports.

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Tyler Shough may not have won rookie of the year, but the Saints quarterback just experienced something a lot more meaningful than any trophy could ever provide – the arrival of his first child. Tyler and his wife Jordan welcomed their new son, Grayson Dubois Shough, yesterday. Posting a carousel of their newly-expanded family, Shough said it’s the best thing he and his wife have ever done.

A 16-year-old is facing an attempted second-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting a 14-year-old along a Lake Charles Mardi Gras parade route Tuesday night. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Louisiana residents who rely on SNAP benefits can no longer use them to buy soda, energy drinks, or candy. That law went into effect yesterday. The change comes after the state secured a federal waiver last year under the new SNAP Healthy Foods program, part of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) initiative.

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A documentary released on the SEC Network, highlights legendary gymnastics coach D-D Breaux. The documentary shows how Breaux fought to keep the gymnastics program alive after several athletic directors threatened to cut it…including the time Breaux wrote a letter to LSU Athletic Director Joe Dean, requesting better resources.  Breaux says she’ll never forget the assistant athletic director’s response.

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Remembrances are pouring on for civil rights giant. Dr. Norman C. Francis, who passed away yesterday morning at the age of 94. Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu was a lifelong friend of Dr. Francis. Landrieu says not only did Francis’ actions transform the fight for civil rights in the 60’s, but he was also instrumental in the recovery effort following Hurricane Katrina

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House Speaker Mike Johnson has drawn four challengers in his District Four race – two Republicans and two Democrats. One of those Democrats is Conrad Cable, a fifth-generation farmer who says Johnson and his fellow Republicans have enacted policies that have decimated Louisiana farmers.

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The other Democrat on the District Four primary ballot is Matt Gromlich (GROM-lick) of Greenwood. He comes from a different background – he’s a long-time educator, currently teaching at LSU-Shreveport. As such, education issues are among his top priorities should voters send him to Washington.

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Johnson’s two Republican challengers are Mike Nichols of Pitkin and Joshua Morott (muh-ROT), who lists his home as Benton, Arkansas, but claims to be a resident of Louisiana, as required by law in order to be elected to the U.S. House.

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A former mayor of New Orleans is remembering a civil rights giant who passed away yesterday. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Flu cases remain high in Louisiana and now that Mardi Gras is over, experts say we could see a spike in the flu.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Louisiana has had the highest numbers of flu cases in the country since late November. Health officials say they typically see an increase in cases after Mardi Gras, due to all the large crowds.