12:30 PM Newscast

New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell announces there will be no tailgating on city property for Sunday’s Saints season opener, and no fans in the Dome for all of September. Cantrell says many long-running city traditions are now outlawed…

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The Saints kick off at 3:25 PM Sunday against Tom Brady’s Bucs.

State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says the state moving into Phase Three likely means more in-person education for K-12 students. Brumley says classrooms can also open up, and some beloved extracurricular can resume as well…

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The Superintendent warned the transition to more in-person education won’t happen overnight, and will likely take some time to implement.

 

President Trump has come under fire for audio recordings of him in March privately acknowledging the danger of coronavirus at a time when he was publicly downplaying the threat. Matt Doyle has the story.

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Cleco restores power to 99% of the 140,000 customers who lost service due to Hurricane Laura.  Cleco spokesperson Jennifer Cahill says as power infrastructure rebuilding advances, remaining customers could see the lights come on soon.

Cut 9 (08) “…another couple days.”