7:30 LRN Newscast November 1

An Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s deputy has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder for allegedly killing both his wife and his child. The two victims were found dead inside a home in the 39-hundred block of Old Sterlington Road. The suspect, Blake Bardwell has been a deputy at the Ouachita Correctional Center since December 2019. He was arrested at the scene.

An LSU climate change expert says it’s a positive Governor Edwards is at the International Climate Change Conference in Scotland, but it remains to be seen how beneficial it will be…
Cut 2 (31) “…I’m Dave Brannen.”

The second circuit court of appeal in Shreveport has ruled that Ochsner can not fire any of its employees at their Shreveport and Monroe facilities because they have not been vaccinated against COVID. Attorney Jimmy Faircloth calls it a victory for employee rights…
cut 12 (12) “….to lose”
But Ochsner CEO Warner Thomas says employees outside of north Louisiana could still face disciplinary action if they do not comply with the lawsuit and they plan to appeal the ruling out of Shreveport.

It’s November first, which is good news when it comes to the hurricane season…
cut 14 (07) “….can get storms”
And State Climatologist Barry Keim Subtropical Storm Wanda formed in the middle of the Atlantic over the weekend. The 21st named storm of this hurricane season is not a threat to land.