With the immigration crackdown in New Orleans approaching, an immigration lawyer is reminding you of your rights, should you encounter a Border Patrol agent. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The state department of education says Louisiana’s statewide performance score has increased for a fourth consecutive year as 21-percent of the state’s schools earned a letter grade of A, 31-percent received a B, while 16-percent received either a D or F.

Lafayette Police have arrested two men from Vermilion Parish after they allegedly attacked a man walking near a major intersection. The incident happened on October 12^th during the middle of the night. The story received a lot of attention as the victim, Dustyn Cope, described what happened to a local TV station. Lafayette Police Sergeant Robin Green says they are glad to make an arrest in this case…

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Tristan Frederick and Tynes Chaney have both been charged with second-degree battery.

LSU is facing a lawsuit from former football coach Brian Kelly, who is demanding that LSU pay the entire 54-million dollar buyout. The LSU Board of Supervisors has scheduled a meeting for tomorrow and the Louisiana Illuminator’s Piper Hutchinson says the lawsuit will be discussed during executive session and we should find out how LSU will respond to this lawsuit…

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A Baton Rouge immigration lawyer is reminding you of your rights should you be approached by a Border Patrol officer during the immigration crackdown operation that will be getting underway soon in and around New Orleans. David Rozas says the right to remain silent extends to everyone in the country, whether they’re citizens or immigrants.

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Rozas says if you do exercise your right to remain silent, you may still be detained, but the grounds for the federal agents to detain you have been playing out in the federal courts.

Lafayette Police have arrested two men from Vermilion Parish for beating up a man near a major intersection. The case received widespread attention in Acadiana as the victim, Dustyn Cope, said the case was racially motivated. But Sergeant Robin Green says the exact motive at this time, however, remains unclear.

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The second round of the high school football playoffs is tomorrow night. Andre Champagne looks at who is on upset alert on the select side.

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Lafayette Police arrest two Vermilion Parish men for allegedly assaulting a man who was walking home from a festival last month. Tristan Frederick and Tynes Chaney, who are both 23, are charged with second-degree battery in the October 12th attack on Dustyn Cope. Sergeant Robin Green says important evidence led investigators to the two men.

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Cope, who is half Filipino, told KATC-TV that he believes the attack was racially motivated, but Green says they found no evidence of that.

The LSU Board of Supervisors has called for a special meeting tomorrow to discuss the lawsuit filed by Brian Kelly against LSU as the former Tigers football coach is seeking his entire 54-million-dollar buyout. Piper Hutchinson with the Louisiana Illuminator says most of the meeting will take place behind closed doors

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The next stop on President Trump’s immigration crackdown is New Orleans. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Police in Abbeville are looking for several people who rode a horse into Walmart store on Saturday. Police Chief Mike Hardy believes the group of horse riders were participating in a nearby trail ride when they decided to trot their horses into the Walmart. Walmart is not happy and they want police to charge these individuals with a crime.

Ole Miss’s Lane Kiffin is LSU and Florida’s top targets in their head coaching searches. Rebels fans are on edge, but Kiffin says being pursued by other programs speaks volumes for what’s happening at Ole Miss.

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Kiffin is now the betting favorite to become LSU’s next head coach at plus 300 odds on Bovada Sportsbook.

Southeastern Louisiana football returns back to Hammond as the Lions face Nicholls State tonight at 6 p.m. in the 36^th edition of the River Bell Classic. It’s a must-win game for the Lions as they look to get into the 24-team FCS Playoffs.

Last night, Louisiana Tech men’s basketball dropped to 2-and-2 on the season after losing at Indiana State by a score of 60-51.

UL-Lafayette faces Arkansas State tonight, as the Cajuns look to win their third straight game. The Cajuns are 1-and-4 on the road this season, and head coach Michael Desormeaux (DEZ-er-moe) says his team has to find a way to win on the road as they are just two wins away from becoming bowl eligible.

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The second round of the Louisiana High School football playoffs begins tomorrow night. Today, we are looking at the Select matchups. In Division Four, Spencer Verrett with the LHSAA network, says two historically storied programs meet in Monroe as Southern Lab visits Ouachita Christian, and he says this game could go either way.

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Northwestern State will host Stephen F. Austin in its season finale tonight at 6:30 p.m. as the Demons look to break their 10-game losing streak.

New Orleans is bracing for a two-month immigration enforcement operation. Some 250 Border Patrol agents will be fanning out in commercial areas and neighborhoods in the city and surrounding areas, with the goal of arresting five-thousand people on immigration violations. Congressman Troy Carter is not happy about it – he says those agents do not bring a sense of security; they only strike fear.

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Graduating seniors from Louisiana high schools will have something special on their diplomas. Governor Landry announced that in honor of the country’s 250th birthday, those graduates will have a commemorative America 250 seal on their diplomas.

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The Class of 2026 will also be the first one eligible for Louisiana’s Freedom Seal endorsement, recognizing students who excel in civics education.

The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission continues to make sure younger children are properly restrained in a child safety seat. That requires a car seat that’s properly installed and is the right type for the child’s age and size. LHSC Director Lisa Freeman says many caretakers do not know how to properly install a child seat.

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The Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force is providing child seat safety information cards to the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association.

Round two of the high school football playoffs begin tomorrow night. Spencer Verrett with the LHSAA Network says one matchup he’s looking forward to is the eight-nine matchup in Division Three Select between defending champion Catholic New Iberia and Bunkie.

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250 Boarder Patrol agents are coming to New Orleans next month as part of President Trump’s immigration crackdown and not everyone is happy about it. In other cities protesters have posted video of agents’ activities. Former New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas says agents are wearing masks to conceal their identities for their own safety and the safety of their families.

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Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Director Lisa Freeman says many don’t know how to properly install a child seat so the Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force is providing child seat safety information cards to the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association, which will distribute the cards to its dealers and their customers. Freeman hopes this will result in more properly restrained children.

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In honor of the 250^th birthday of these United States, Louisiana high school class of 2026 are receiving a commemorative America 250 seal on their diplomas. And Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley says this class will be the first eligible for a new recognition as part of the state’s Freedom Framework initiative adopted in 2022.

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Lainey Wilson from the tiny town of Baskin in Franklin Parish won big at the Country Music Awards last night. She not only hosted the show, she took the honor of Entertainer of the Year, and for the fourth time, she was named female vocalist of the year. Her album Whirlwind took the prize for Album of the Year. It’s the second time Wilson earned that honor.

A LEAP remediation specialist with the East Baton Rouge Parish School System is facing child sex charges. Authorities say 62-year-old Michael Dauzat thought his alleged explicit conversations on social media were with a 15-year-old boy but they were actually with Louisiana State Police and the FBI. Dauzat allegedly arranged to meet the believed the 15-year-old child for sexual activity. He was arrested when he arrived at the meeting location. State Police say Dauzat faces one count each of computer-aided solicitation of a minor and indecent behavior with juveniles.

President Trumps crackdown on illegal immigration is coming to New Orleans as soon as December first. Congressman Troy Carter says Border Patrol strike fear in communities. In prior operations, agents were seen on video detaining U.S. citizens. Former New Orleans Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas says those may have been instances where someone was interfering with a law enforcement operation.

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The second round of the high school football playoffs is tomorrow night. Andre Champagne looks at who is on upset alert on the select side.

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Keeping children safe in a vehicle requires a car seat that is properly installed and is the right type for the child’s age and size but Highway Safety Commission Director Lisa Freeman says many do not know how to properly install a child seat.

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The Louisiana Passenger Safety Task Force is providing child seat safety information cards to the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association, which will distribute the cards to its dealers and their customers.

A Driver opened fire killing two people and injuring a third in Shreveport last night. Shreveport police say the shootout happened as two drivers drove down Clyde Fant Parkway. The shooting caused one vehicle to run off the road. Officers found three people in the car. Two victims were pronounced dead at the scene and the other person was transported to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds. Police have no suspects and urge anyone with details to contact the Shreveport Police Department.

The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission continues to urge everyone in a vehicle to buckle up and to make sure younger children are properly restrained in a child safety seat. Only 11-percent of drivers in Louisiana do not wear seat belts, and Highway Safety Commission Director Lisa Freeman says it will take intense messaging to get that percentage down to zero.

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The next stop on President Trump’s immigration crackdown is New Orleans. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Louisiana high school graduates will have something special on their diplomas. Governor Landry announced that in honor of the country’s 250th birthday, those graduates will have a commemorative America 250 seal on their diplomas.

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