The National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on a potential disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico near the Bay of Campeche. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says there’s about a 70-percent chance of a tropical cyclone forming in the next seven days.
Cut 3 (11) “…into southeastern Louisiana.”
Grymes says we’ll need to monitor throughout the week.
New data shows the state’s adult obesity rate is falling. It went from 39-percent in 2024 to 35-percent in 2025. Doctor Oren Rom, the assistant vice chancellor for research at LSU Health Shreveport, credits Ozempic and Mounjaro for the decline, but he says GLP- drugs can lead to a loss in skeletal muscle mass…
Cut 15 (08) “…don’t do that’
Tonight, the Saints host the Falcons, but this game is about more than the regular-season rivalry. It’s also a night to remember one of the most emotional moments in Louisiana’s history — the Saints’ return to the Superdome following Hurricane Katrina. The Saints’ radio voice, Mike Hoss, was a fan in the stands when Steve Gleason famously blocked a punt, setting off an eruption of emotion inside the Superdome…
Kick off tonight is at 7:15
The University of Louisiana System has hired a consulting firm to look at the budgets of the athletic departments that make up the U-L System. Each university’s athletics department is 10s of millions of dollars in the red. UL System President Rick Gallot says that report is expected by the end of the year and will be used to inform his recommendation.
A Board of Regents member suggested schools like ULM, ULL and Louisiana Tech should consider moving down to FCS.