A University of Alabama student is out of the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a 100-thousand dollar bond, but he still faces the charge of communicating of false information of planned bombing on school property. Connor Croll allegedly called in a bomb threat during last Saturday’s L-S-U-Florida game. Legal analyst Tim Meche says you can’t get away with that…
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Croll reportedly made the threat, because his friend was about to lose a bet.

Former Republican U-S Senate candidate Rob Maness says he’s leaving the GOP and will register as an independent after reports surfaced this week that Republican mega-donor Lane Grisby proposed helping a republican state senate candidate win a judge seat if he dropped out of a senate race. Maness says the Baton Rouge businessman has too much influence…
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Maness says he was approached with a similar offer when he ran for U-S Senate.

Sometime before sunset, small, controlled explosives will be used to take down two damaged cranes at the site of the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans. New Orleans Fire Chief Tim McConnell says they need to get these cranes down…
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Two bodies remain in the rubble.

At Grambling State, two people were shot, including a police officer during an overnight shooting on campus. There’s a massive search for the shooter.

The Saints will head to the Windy City for a Sunday matchup with the Chicago Bears. The Black and Gold have won four in a row with Teddy Bridgewater as their starting QB. Sean Payton says Bridgewater’s performance showcases the aspects of his demeanor that the coach appreciates at the QB position.
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Kick-off Sunday is at 3:25.