4:30 PM Newscast

The headliner for the 2020 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Class is a person that Louisiana sports fans now love to hate. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Following an examination by two specialists, Saints quarterback Drew Brees’ passing hand is going under the knife tomorrow, this according to a report from ESPN. The operation will take place in Los Angeles with Dr. Steven Shinn. The timetable for a return will not be known until after the surgery is complete. Brees tore a ligament in his right thumb during Sunday’s loss to the Rams.

 

Legendary political reporter and New Orleans native Cokie Roberts has passed away at the age of 75. The correspondent was highly respected for her political coverage in radio, at PBS, CBS News, and ABC News. In early 2015 she told radio host Jim Engster she could feel an anti-establishment surge coming…

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Roberts was named a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress in 2008. She passed away from complications resulting from breast cancer.

Tropical Depression 11 has formed off the coast of Texas and it’s expected to produce heavy rainfall in southwest Louisiana. National Weather Service Meteorologist Rob Megina expects total rainfall accumulations of over an inch through Thursday night

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The tropical depression is not expected to intensify.