3:30 pm LRN Newscast Oct 08

Scammers are making the rounds, trying to rip off FEMA with fraudulent claims related to Hurricane Ida. More from Dave Brannen…:
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Carnival and Mardi Gras were pretty much cancelled in 2021 due to COVID-19, but is there a chance they will go on this spring? In New Orleans, officials are looking to an upcoming Halloween parade to see if it proves to a super-spreader. That will guide their decision. With 100 days to go, still no official word from cities like Shreveport, Baton Rouge or Lafayette.

An eye-opener this weekend on Animal Planet; a program called “Louisiana Law: In the Eye of Hurricane Ida”. It follows state Wildlife & Fisheries agents as they responded both before and after Ida made landfall. LDWF spokesman Ed Pratt says you’ll see families who were devastated by the storm, yet only asked agents for the simplest of things…:
CUT 05 (10) “…said ‘a broom’”
The show airs Sunday night at 8pm, and also on the Discovery+ streaming service.
LSU will try to knock off an undefeated Kentucky team on Saturday night when they face the 16th ranked Wildcats at Kroger Field in Lexington. Tigers Coach Ed Orgeron says it’s not a fluke that Kentucky is 5-and-0 on the year…:
CUT 12 (12) “…zone play.”
Though LSU ranks 128th in rushing, Coach O remains committed to the ground game.