8:30 AM Newscast

There are unanswered questions in  the case of suspended LSU running back JT Lindsey.  Andre Champagne has details.

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New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick is speaking out about the arrest of a 23 year veteran officer.  56-year-old Terrance Johnson is charged with prostitution and malfeasance in office. Kirkpatrick says his alleged actions do not represent the NOPD…

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The state department of transportation is starting a new program that will allow businesses to get involved in cleaning up the litter along state highways. The “Sponsor a Highway” program will start in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette and Shreveport, with the hopes of expanding the program later. DOTD Spokesperson Rodney Mallett says DOTD spends 13-million dollars a year on litter removal efforts and this a chance for private dollars to help.

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Louisiana is seeing an increase in the number of people infected with flesh eating bacteria this summer. State epidemiologist, Theresa Sokol says you can become infected by eating raw seafood from exposed waters but most people infected are exposed through open wounds.  She says it’s important to pay attention to symptoms of skin infections like redness, swelling, blisters, or fever and act quickly.

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