12:30 LRN Newscast Sept 10

Eleven days after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 the Department of Homeland Security was created by the Bush Administration. Chris Guilbeau who is the Assistant Deputy Director of Emergency Management at GOHSEP says the biggest threat we are facing from terrorists now is cyberattacks which can cripple major companies and infrastructure.

Cut 4  (12) “…their knees.” 

The Biden Administration is getting more blowback on its plan to mandate vaccines for companies with more than 100 employees.  LABI President and CEO Stephen Waguespack opposes the action that would impact about two-thirds of the American workforce and a quarter of LABI members.

Cut 6 (11) “..like this before.” 

State Climatologist Barry Keim says we’ve hit the statistical midway mark of the 2021 hurricane season and there is one thing to note that will be a change from last year, no repeat of the use of Greek names for the storms.

Cut 9 (11) “…Greek alphabet..”

Football fans entering Tiger Stadium tomorrow night for the LSU-McNeese game will have to be vaccinated or show proof of a negative COVID test taken 72 hours prior to kick-off. LSU spokesperson Cody Worsham says they will have 12 pre-verification sites on campus, and they’ll have mobile teams on golf carts will offering prescreening services for tailgaters…

Cut 15 (09)  “…bracelet.”