Media reports say six B-52 bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City have been deployed to the Indian Ocean as tensions rise in the Middle East following the U-S airstrike that killed an Iranian leader. The reports say the bombers went to Diego Garcia, a British ruled island in the Indian Ocean.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees goes undercover tonight on the season premiere of the CBS show Undercover Boss. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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LSU Astronomy researchers predict there will be a massive cosmic explosion that will provide stargazers something special, but it will not happen until 2083. Professor Juhan Frank (You-han Fronck) says a white dwarf and a star three times the size of the sun are spiraling towards each other 7,700 lightyears away and its set to end in a bang…
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The end result of the merger will produce a single star.

Staff and alumni from LSU and Clemson will come together in Jefferson Parish on Saturday to help feed the hungry. Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana spokesperson Jay Vise says about 100 volunteers will repackage more than two tons of rice donated by Falcon Rice of Crowley…
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The rice will be distributed across 23 parishes.