11:30 Newscast

Entergy Louisiana crews are working around the clock to restore power as quickly as possible. VP of Customer Service Michelle Bourg (BORG) says with manpower quadrupled, crews should have power restored to most people by Monday, even in the coastal areas that were hit hardest.

Cut 5 (08) “…two to three days.”

Cleanup and recovery continues in the coastal parishes. In St. Mary Parish, President Sam Jones says things are almost back to normal. He says the progress is incredible given the fact that the parish was among those which took the brunt of the storm

Cut 9 (07)  “…cleaned out already.”

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Second Harvest Food Bank is mobilizing to address the immediate needs of communities in parishes impacted by Hurricane Francine.  President and CEO Natalie Second Harvest has supplied more than 200-thousand pounds of food and nearly three thousand meals so far.

Cut 11 (12) “…provide snacks there.”

The Saints looked great in beating Carolina in the season opener, but Dallas is a much a better team. New Orleans visits the Cowboys on Sunday. The Cowboys top playmaker is receiver CeeDee Lamb. Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu says Lamb is one of the top receivers in the NFL…

Cut 15 (12) “…coverages.”

Kick off is at noon.