President Donald Trump has approved 8.6 million dollars for the state in response to a disaster declaration request from Governor Jeff Landry following Tropical Storm Arthur impacts. State Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says many with damage don’t have flood insurance and should start by documenting damage online at disaster.la.gov…:
Cut 8 (14) “or local dollars”
That’s disaster.la.gov.

The University of New Orleans is no more. The school rejoins the LSU system today and is now LSU New Orleans. Interim chancellor Jeanette Weiland says the LSU brand will help boost enrollment as their affordable tuition rates attract more students…:
Cut 4 (08) “on that lane”
The school will remain The Privateers, but instead of blue and silver, the new logo is purple and gold.

Now that the State Supreme Court has upheld the decision to overturn a West Monroe man’s first-degree murder conviction in the death of his girlfriend’s daughter, what’s next in the case?
Cut 3 (35) “I’m Andrew Greenstein”

Louisiana Tech officially joins the Sun Belt Conference today. Tech Athletic Director Ryan Ivey expects to compete for conference championships right away and welcomes the pressure of a new conference…:
Cut 10 (09) “compete moving forward”