It was a truly special night in the Mercedes Benz Superdome as Saints quarterback Drew Brees surpassed Peyton Manning as the N-F-L’s all-time passing leader. Brees broke the record for most passing yards when threw a 62-yard touchdown pass. The future Hall of Famer is glad he accomplished the acehievement in the Dome…
cut 5 (11) “…like it”
And the Saints won 43-19 to improve to 4-1.

The jackpot for tonight’s Mega Millions multi-state lottery game is up to 470-million dollars. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says when jackpots get this big, sales increase…
cut 14 (08) “..very fast”
It’s the sixth largest jackpot in the history of Mega Millions and it’s the second time this year that Mega Millions has hit a top 10 jackpot.

18-year-old Mason Andrews of Monroe is in the record books. The Louisiana Tech student has become the youngest person to fly solo around the globe. Andrews says it was supposed to take 40 days, but he got stranded in India during monsoon season…
cut 11 (12) “…were great”
Andrews left July 22nd and returned home this past weekend.

A 20 year old woman and her one year old child are recovering after they were shot in their home at around 3:30 this morning. Investigators say a car stopped in front of the home and someone started shooting. Cpl. Angie Willhite with the Shreveport Police Department says initially the injuries to the child appeared to be life threatening.
Cut 6 (06) “…that gunshot injury.”
Willhite says they are still looking for the gunman.