LSU announces enhanced security measures for football home games.

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The Fighting Tigers are at Vanderbilt this Saturday and two starters on defense could miss the game. Coach Brian Kelly gave an updated injury report today…

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Linebacker Whit Weeks and defensive tackle Bernard Gooden are starters on LSU’s defense. Weeks’s ankle that had offseason surgery on it is bothering him and Gooden has an injured collarbone.

About four in five children are missing out on afterschool programs because of cost or they are not available in their area. That’s according to a survey conducted by the Afterschool Alliance. Executive Director Jodi Grant says 44-percent of the parents they surveyed in Louisiana say afterschool programs are unavailable in their community…

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Grant says they released this survey to inform federal and state policy makers that the need is great for afterschool programs.

The federal EPA has handed management of Smitty’s Supply site in Roseland back to the company. EPA Region Six Administrator Scott Mason says Smitty’s Supply will continue cleanup efforts…

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Smitty’s needed the EPA to take over the cleanup at first, because it was so massive. EPA says they removed more than seven million gallons of liquid waste and laid over 22-thousand feet of containment boom.

The EPA has returned the Smitty’s Supply site back to the company and the Tangipahoa River and connecting ponds back to the State of Louisiana. EPA Region Six Administrator Scott Mason says this is the result of the cleanup progress following the explosion at the chemical plant in August. Mason says the EPA, however, is not going away.

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After the shootings outside Tiger Stadium last week there will be beefed up security at LSU for the remainder of the football season. Scott Ballard, the chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors, says without a gameday parking pass vehicle access to campus will be restricted and if your tailgate includes illegal substances, beware…

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He adds those caught smoking in the stadium will be ejected; and season ticket holders caught will have tickets for the next home game forfeited.

A new survey finds strong support for more federal funding for afterschool programs. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Governor Landry issues a moratorium on new applications for carbon capture injection wells in the state. Several lawmakers, including Charles Owen, have expressed concerns about pumping and storing carbon dioxide below the ground.

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Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Will Green says Landry’s announcement creates uncertainty and unpredictability and may allow neighboring states to take advantage of opportunities.

LSU announces enhanced security measures for football home games. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The Tigers are on the road in Nashville this weekend with an 11 AM kickoff versus 17^th ranked Vanderbilt. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier enjoys quieting opposing crowds…

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About four in five Louisiana children are missing out on afterschool programs according to a survey conducted by the Afterschool Alliance. Afterschool Alliance executive director Jodi Grant says 48-percent of Louisiana parents say the programs are too expensive…

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Grant says they conducted this study in response to the Trump Administration withholding funds Congress appropriated for afterschool and summer learning programs. The Administration did release one point four billion dollars for the programs after a huge public outcry

For the remainder of the football season, those going to LSU home games can expect beefed-up security following a pair of shootings outside the stadium last week. Scott Ballard, the chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors, says there will be additional police presence – not only those you can see, but also those you CAN’T see.

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President of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, Dr. Monty Sullivan announces plans to retire early next year. has been system president since 2014. Vice President Chandler LeBoeuf says under Sullivan’s leadership, the system has reached new heights but even though Dr. Sullivan is departing, the mission remains the same, helping Louisiana residents get prepared for opportunities in the workforce.

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Plenty of reaction to Governor Landry’s executive order that halts all new proposed carbon capture projects. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The head of the Louisiana Department of Economic Development says plans to build a Hyundai steel mill in Ascension Parish remain on track despite published reports that Hyundai executives expressed concern over infrastructure conditions and emergency preparedness. LED Secretary Susan Bourgeois says the matters have been addressed.

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There seems to be a good chance that the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down Louisiana’s congressional map with two majority Black districts, further chipping away at the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who appears to be the pivotal vote, asked Janai Nelson, the head of the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund, about how long race-based remedies should last.

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Nelson replied that race-based remedies do have time limits, and that’s grounded in case law. However…

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Louisiana officials are looking for a ruling by early next year.

The head of the Louisiana Department of Economic Development says plans to build a Hyundai steel mill in Ascension Parish remain on track — despite a published report indicating that Hyundai executives have several concerns. LED Secretary Susan Bourgeois says the matters raised by Hyundai have been addressed.

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Governor Landry issues a moratorium on new applications for carbon capture injection wells in the state. While some are hailing the move, others, including Will Green, the president and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, are expressing concern, saying any action that gives the impression that Louisiana is not open for business could end up hurting the state in the long run.

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Landry also wants state regulators to prioritize review of the more than 30 applications that have already been submitted.

Governor Jeff Landry has issued an executive order that establishes a moratorium on new applications of carbon capture injection wells. This is a new technology where carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted from Louisiana plants would be captured and then stored underground. Several rural lawmakers have concerns, including Rosepine Representative Charles Owen….

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Landry says the moratorium allows state regulators to focus on the 33 applications that the Department of Conservation and Energy has received. Landry says it takes about two-thousand hours to review each project.

LSU is holding a press conference at 10 AM to discuss security enhancements for future home football games. There were two shootings on campus last Saturday when the Tigers hosted South Carolina. Two people were wounded in one of the shootings near the North Gates. Police have arrested a 16-year-old and charged him with two counts of attempted first degree murder.

The head of the Louisiana Department of Economic Development remains confident construction will start next year on a new Hyundai steel mill in Ascension Parish….

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Louisiana Community and Technical College System President, Doctor Monty Sullivan, says he will retire early next year. L-C-T-C-S Vice President Chandler LeBoeuf says Doctor Sullivan helped establish strategic partnerships that have resulted in workforce solutions for local businesses and industry…

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Governor Jeff Landry issues a moratorium on new applications for carbon capture injection wells in the state. Several lawmakers in rural areas, including Charles Owen from Rosepine, have expressed concerns about pumping and storing carbon dioxide below the ground.

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In the governor’s 12-page executive order, he’s asking companies to make an effort to seek out public and local government input on pending projects.

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, however, sees it another way. President and CEO Will Green says Landry’s announcement creates uncertainty and unpredictability…

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Carbon capture and sequestration involves pumping carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases produced by industrial processes deep underground.

LSU veteran quarterback Garrett Nussmeier’s confidence is on the rise after showing signs of improvement in the Tigers’ 20-10 win over South Carolina.

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Louisiana Community and Technical College System president Doctor Monty Sullivan has announced his retirement. He plans to step away early next year. LCTCS Vice President Chandler LeBoeuf says the mission will remain the same, helping Louisiana residents prepare for opportunities in the workforce…

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Plenty of reaction to Governor Landry’s executive order that halts all new proposed carbon capture projects. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Governor Landry is hoping the National Guard will be deployed to Louisiana in less than a month. Last month, Landry requested that the federal government provide funding to deploy one-thousand Guardsmen to Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Shreveport to assist local law enforcement in crime fighting.

Did race play too much of a factor in drawing Louisiana’s Congressional map that now has two majority Black districts? The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office made the argument before the Supreme Court yesterday that race played too much of a factor in creating the second majority district that led to the election of Democrat Cleo Fields. A-G Liz Murrill hopes to hear a ruling from the Supreme Court soon…

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Supporters of the state’s current congressional map since a third of the state’s eligible voters are Black, two of the state’s six Congressional districts should be drawn to allow a minority represent those districts.

Today in Ascension Parish, Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois says ground will be broken on a highway project that’s needed for the new Hyundai Steel Mill in Donaldsonville. A recent report suggested that Hyundai had some concerns about building their new steel mill in Louisiana, but Bourgeois says the project remains on track…

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