It’s a difficult situation in northwest Louisiana with thousands of people without power and the work to restore the power is labor intensive. Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell says crews are working to repair lines damaged by trees…
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Most of the outages are in Caddo and Bossier Parish, where about 65-thousand customers are without power.

Meanwhile in Omaha, LSU fans are having a good time and they are lapping the field at Rocco’s Pizza, which is holding a Jell-O Shot challenge. Pat McEvoy says so far LSU fans have consumed over 12-thousand Jell-O shots and they are closing in on the record Ole Miss fans set last year, which was 18-thousand…
cut 8 (10) “…broken today”

The Humane Society of Louisiana laments the lack of state funding for public animal shelters…
cut 29 (33) “….I’m Brooke Thorington.

Tropical Depression Three has formed way out in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The National Hurricane Center says it could form into Tropical Storm Bret by the end of the day and strengthen into a hurricane as it moves toward the Caribbean. It’s NOT an immediate threat to the Gulf of Mexico.