3:30 LRN Newscast Sept 11

Governor Edwards says bars will remain closed in parishes with high incidence rates, per White House Coronavirus Guidelines for Phase three reopening, masks will still be required in businesses. So far only five parishes qualify to reopen bars and those bars will have to stop serving by 10 PM and close by 11 PM, and you can’t walk up to the bar to order…

Cut 13 (06) “seated”

No one under 21 will be allowed in any bar, and live music is still prohibited.

There’s a strong chance we’ll see a tropical depression form in the eastern Gulf of Mexico this weekend or early next week. National Weather Service Meteorologist Kevin Gilmore says there’s also a weak tropical wave in the northern Gulf of Mexico and that will help produce even more tropical moisture.

Cut 4 (07)“ …five to seven days” 

Cleco says it has restored power to 99% of the 140,000 customers who lost service due to Hurricane Laura. In Beauregard Parish, crews are bringing in specialized equipment in flooded areas to continue restoration efforts. Cleco spokesperson Jennifer Cahill says in Calcasieu Parish, there are 53 line crews working in Dequincy…

Cut 11 (06) “…is restored.”

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 3:25pm Sunday against Tom Brady’s Bucs.