11:30 LRN Newscast August 8th

Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s lead in the polls is growing over Republican Donald Trump, so could that affect the U.S. Senate race in Louisiana? UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross doesn’t think so, mainly because there are many highly qualified GOP candidates on the ballot…:
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A low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico near the Florida coast could bring heavy rains to southeast Louisiana by the end of the week. Michael Hill with the National Weather Service in Slidell says the system is not a tropical disturbance yet, but it will push some rain into Louisiana.
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Hill says the New Orleans metro area and surrounding parishes will be the hardest hit by the rains.

Americans are expected to buy more bottled water than soda for the first time ever this year. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Former Four-term Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards turned 89-years-old on Sunday. Edwards says he spends much of his time raising his three-year-old son Eli and has some advice for young fathers…
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The Cajun Prince says he hopes to live to 100.