Drivers are seeing a significant spike at the pump following drone attacks on two major oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The headliner for the 2020 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Class is a person that Louisiana sports fans now love to hate. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Legendary political reporter and New Orleans native Cokie Roberts has passed away at the age of 75.
Roberts was named one of the 50 greatest women in broadcasting history, and in 2015 she spoke with Jim Engster about the ongoing struggle for women’s equality.
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She passed away from complications resulting from breast cancer.
Roberts was quintessentially New Orleans and may have lived in D.C. for work but loved to come back and visit her mom, former Congresswoman Lindy Boggs at her Bourbon Street home.
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Her father, Congressman Hale Boggs, was presumed dead in 1972 after his plane disappeared in the Alaskan wilds.
The correspondent was highly respected for her political coverage in radio, at PBS, CBS News, and ABC News. In early 2015 she told Engster she could feel an anti-establishment surge coming…
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Gasoline prices are on the rise following attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. The current statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.22, about a nickel higher than last week. AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says many Louisiana motorists are seeing the price at the pump spike.
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Redman expects the prices to continue to rise in response to the attacks, but will be more in line with last year’s price point.
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Redman says the attacks are significant for the global oil market.
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The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame has announced its 2020 induction class and the headliner is Alabama coach Nick Saban. The former LSU football coach won 75-percent of his games and the 2003 national championship during five seasons in Baton Rouge. Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Chairman Doug Ireland says Saban’s impact on LSU football is immense
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Two former NFL pro bowlers are also part of the 2020 class. Former Ragin Cajun and Chicago Bear Charles Tillman and former Saints superstar wide receiver Joe Horn. Ireland says Horn had a colorful and unlikely 12-year NFL career
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Eight-time Mr. Olympia world bodybuilding champ Ronnie Coleman of Bastrop and Harlem Globetrotters star Sweet Lou Dunbar of Minden are also part of the class. Vivian native Willie Robertson of Duck Dynasty Fame will also be inducted for his contribution to the sportsman’s paradise…
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The 2020 induction celebration will be the last weekend in June in Natchitoches next year.
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Tropical Depression 11 has formed off the coast of Texas and it’s expected to produce heavy rainfall in southwest Louisiana. National Weather Service Meteorologist Rob Megina says they expect total rainfall accumulations of over an inch through Thursday night
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The tropical depression is not expected to intensify and the center of the system could hit the coast by the end of today
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Megina says Louisiana will only see marginal effects from the depression, while Houston and Galveston could see significant flooding
Cut 14 (12) “flooded roads.”