We continue to follow breaking news at the Port of New Orleans, where a cruise ship became submerged into the Mississippi River after an asphalt tanker hit it. There were 129 passengers onboard at the time, and the lieutenant governor’s office tells us that everyone is accounted for. We’re still awaiting confirmation on that. We’re hearing that eight people have been taken to hospitals, and we’re hearing that they’ve requested 85 hotel rooms for the passengers who have been displaced from their overnight cruise.

35 men are arrested in a three-month-long operation targeting registered sex offenders using social media, which is against the law in Louisiana. In a news conference, Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley says social media networks are not safe places for children.

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The operation, dubbed Operation Safe Networks, took place between August and October.

Rick Gallot is out, and Cade Brumley is in as the new University of Louisiana System president. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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The CDC says Louisiana leads the nation in the number of flu cases reported. It says several parishes, including East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Lafayette and St. Tammany, are reporting elevated rates of flu-like symptoms. Health officials are urging you to take all the appropriate precautions, including getting your annual flu vaccine.