12:30 LRN Newscast

Senator Bill Cassidy has yet another challenger for his U.S. Senate seat, as State Representative Julie Emerson has announced her candidacy. The Carencro Republican heavily touted her conservative credentials in her four-minute introductory video.

Cut 5 (13) “…for their children.”

Cassidy now has five prominent challengers running against him in next year’s Republican primary.

While inflation has slowed down last month, it is still up year-over-year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says even though overall inflation fell by three-tenths of a percent from August to September, prices are still three-percent higher than at this time last year. Stephen Kates, a financial analyst at Bankrate, says that’s higher than normal.

Cut 7 (09) “…higher than that.”

The Brian Kelly era is over at LSU. Jeff Palermo reports on why it didn’t work and what happens next…

Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”