11:30 AM Newscast

A tornado watch is in effect until seven o’ clock tonight for much of south Louisiana, a portion of central Louisiana and delta parishes in northeast Louisiana. National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Efferson says the big concern is that the unstable atmosphere has the potential of producing strong tornadoes…

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Baton Rouge boy Scott Woodward is coming home to take over LSU Athletics after a three year run as Texas A&M’s Athletic Director.

Woodward is renown for putting A&M sports back on the map with the hiring of football coach Jimbo Fisher and basketball coach Buzz Williams. Robert Cessna with AggieSports.com says he’s a real winner.

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The latest data released from the Louisiana survey shows a majority of support for the legalizing both sports betting and recreational marijuana. On the topic of marijuana, its saw the strongest support from 18-29 year old with an 80% approval, but those 65 and older showed majority opposition.
A family advocacy group is bringing legislation that would guarantee Louisianans 12 weeks of paid parental, family emergency, or long term illness leave. Matt Doyle has the story.

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