With the possibility of strong winds and rainfall from a tropical system impacting New Orleans, officials plan to use controlled explosives to bring down two damaged cranes today at the site where the Hard Rock Hotel partially collapsed last Saturday. New Orleans Fire Chief Tim McConnell hopes to have the crane demolition done by sunset…
cut 6 (10) “…come down controlled”
30 families have been asked to evacuate.

Will the Alabama student who allegedly phoned in a threat into Tiger Stadium during the LSU-Florida game spend time in jail for his criminal act. Legal Analyst Tim Meche predicts probation and counseling for 20-year-old Connor Croll…
cut 12 (08) “…man”
Croll is free on a 100-thousand dollar bond.

A recount breaks a tie in a Baton Rouge Senate race that’s sparked controversy after reports came out that said a GOP mega-donor tried to give a candidate a quid pro quo to drop out…
Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

A poll from We Ask America finds the gubernatorial run-off between Democratic Incumbent John Bel Edwards and Republican challenger Eddie Rispone is a dead heat, with each candidate receiving 47-percent of the vote. 47-percent is exactly what Edwards received in last Saturday’s primary. The run-off is November 16th, early voting begins November 2nd.