An active search is underway for a suspect who shot two people early this morning on the Grambling State campus. State Police say a campus police officer was shot in the leg and the other victim is a non-student. Grambling authorities responded to reports of a shooting at the Frederick C Hobdy Assembly Center at 1:30 AM.

Later today, small controlled explosives will be used to bring down two unstable cranes at the Hard Rock Hotel collapse site in New Orleans…
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Former U-S Senate candidate Rob Maness says he’s leaving the Republican Party after media reports surfaced that G-O-P mega-donor Lane Grigsby floated the idea of offering a deal to Franklin Foil, asking him to drop out of a senate race and in exchange will receive help in running for a judicial seat. Maness says Grigsby’s substantial influence with gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone and other state leaders has convinced him to register as an independent.
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Maness says he was approached with a similar offer in 2016 when he ran for U-S Senate.

Saints running back Alvin Kamara and tight end Jared Cook did not practice for a second straight day because of injuries. New Orleans already knows cornerback PJ Williams will not play as he’s serving a two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. Coach Sean Payton says Patrick Robinson and rookie C-J Gardner-Johnson will have to step up…
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The Saints visit the Chicago Bears this Sunday at 3:25.

A University of Alabama student is out of the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a 100-thousand dollar bond, but he still faces the charge of communicating of false information of planned bombing on school property. Connor Croll allegedly called in a bomb threat during last Saturday’s L-S-U-Florida game. Legal analyst Tim Meche says you can’t get away with that…
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Croll reportedly made the threat, because his friend was about to lose a bet.

Former Republican U-S Senate candidate Rob Maness says he’s leaving the GOP and will register as an independent after reports surfaced this week that Republican mega-donor Lane Grisby proposed helping a republican state senate candidate win a judge seat if he dropped out of a senate race. Maness says the Baton Rouge businessman has too much influence…
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Maness says he was approached with a similar offer when he ran for U-S Senate.

Sometime before sunset, small, controlled explosives will be used to take down two damaged cranes at the site of the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans. New Orleans Fire Chief Tim McConnell says they need to get these cranes down…
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Two bodies remain in the rubble.

At Grambling State, two people were shot, including a police officer during an overnight shooting on campus. There’s a massive search for the shooter.

The Saints will head to the Windy City for a Sunday matchup with the Chicago Bears. The Black and Gold have won four in a row with Teddy Bridgewater as their starting QB. Sean Payton says Bridgewater’s performance showcases the aspects of his demeanor that the coach appreciates at the QB position.
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Kick-off Sunday is at 3:25.

Demolition experts will use explosives to take down two heavily damaged cranes at the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans. New Orleans Fire Chief Tim McConnell says the cranes are not stable…
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If all goes according to plan, small, controlled explosives will quickly bring the cranes down on the surrounding rubble.

A Baton Rouge Senate race will not be a three-way run-off after a recount puts Representative Franklin Foil four votes ahead of Representative Steve Carter for second place. GOP donor Lane Grigsby reportedly floated the idea that Foil should drop out of the Senate race and Grigsby would help Foil get elected as a judge. It’s left a cloud over the proceedings…
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That’s former Republican U-S Senate candidate Rob Maness who says he’s leaving the Republican Party over the controversy.

Connor Croll, the Alabama student who allegedly called in a false bomb threat to the Tiger Stadium during last Saturday’s game, has been released from East Baton Rouge Parish jail on a 100,000 dollar bond. Croll has been charged with communication of false information of planned bombing on school property. Legal analyst Tim Meche expects Croll’s defense will argue the threat had no teeth…
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Croll reportedly told police he called in the threat to stop the game because his friend was at risk of losing money on a bet.

Two people were shot including an officer during a shooting that occurred overnight on the Grambling State campus. The search for the shooter is ongoing after he fled from the Hodby Assembly Center. Media reports say an officer responding to the scene was shot in the leg and another student was also wounded.

Governor John Bel Edwards says his Republican opponent Eddie Rispone’s plan to freeze Medicaid enrollment if elected will rip away healthcare from more than 300,000 people. Edwards says seasonal workers who see pay fluctuations would feel the biggest impact.
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Rispone’s campaign responded calling Edwards address a political stunt and says the expansion is unstable and full of waste.

A recount in the Baton Rouge Senate race where Steve Carter and Franklin Foil were previously in a tie for second now has Foil up by three votes.  There’s controversy as Foil was reportedly offered help winning a future judgeship if they dropped out.  Republican mega-donor Lane Grigsby allegedly tried calling the seat’s term-limited incumbent to make the offer. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard…

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A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for a portion of coastal southeast Louisiana as Nestor is expected to develop in the Gulf of Mexico and quickly move to the northeast. National Weather Service forecaster Mike Efferson says this mid-October storm is not expected to have a major impact on Louisiana…

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LED will invest $3.6 million in an infrastructure project in Madison Parish Port so a natural gas pipeline can be expanded and attract new industries to the state. LED’s contributions along with $4 million from Complex Chemical and a half a million from the Port will provide installation of a pipeline double the capacity as previously planned. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says this is a unique opportunity to help a rural area that’s in the need of new jobs.

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Governor Edwards claims GOP gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone’s plan to freeze Medicaid Enrollment will result in hundreds of thousands of people losing their health insurance…

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The paper ballot hand recount in a once tied Baton Rouge Senate race has produced a winner: Representative Franklin Foil will make the run-off by three votes over Representative Steve Carter. Foil will go on to face Democrat Beverly Brooks Thompson, who took first place with 34 percent of the vote, in the November 16^th run-off. The election sparked controversy after a major Republican powerbroker reportedly offered to help Foil in future races if he dropped out.

A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for a portion of coastal southeast Louisiana as Nestor is expected to develop in the Gulf of Mexico and quickly move to the northeast. Nestor is expected to form in the southwest Gulf of Mexico and race towards the Florida panhandle, but National Weather Service forecaster Mike Efferson says areas south of Lake Pontchartrain could see some effects…

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The system is not expected to become a hurricane.

Louisiana Economic Development is investing $3.6 million dollars into a new eight-million dollar natural gas pipeline at the Madison Parish Port near Tallulah to encourage future economic development. The state’s contribution will help double the pipeline’s capacity. L-E-D Secretary Don Pierson says initially only one company would benefit now it’s ten.

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A tropical storm warning has been issued for the southeastern Louisiana coast from Grand Isle to the east.

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The Edwards and Rispone campaigns have begun a war of words over a recent estimate that Rispone’s call to freeze the Medicaid expansion would throw 300,000 people off of the rolls. Rispone’s campaign says the expansion is full of waste, but Edwards is confident in the program’s integrity…

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GOP mega-donor Lane Grigsby reportedly offers one of two tied Republicans in a tied Baton Rouge Senate race help winning another office if he drops out. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard says Grigsby reportedly called the seat’s term limited incumbent Dan Claitor, asking him to pass along the offer. Ballard says Claitor was concerned the offer was illegal and didn’t pass it along.

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Grigsby was heavily involved in a number of primary races, including the election of Cleo Fields to the Senate, a number of BESE members, and was reportedly involved in Eddie Rispone’s run for governor.

Louisiana Economic Development is investing $3.6 million dollars into a new eight-million dollar natural gas pipeline at the Madison Parish Port near Tallulah.  L-E-D Secretary Don Pierson says the says with the gas pipeline expansion, the Port will attract more tenants.

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