The U-S Marshal’s Service announces they recovered 14 missing children and made several arrests during their “Summer Knights” operation in New Orleans.
Cut 1 (28) “…I’m Whitney Thomas”

How did you like the cool wake-up temperatures this morning? It should be even cooler tomorrow morning, says State Climatologist Barry Keim…:
CUT 11(08) “…most of the state.”
Keim says the less humid weather should be with us at least through Thursday.

A recent Washington Post analysis ranks Louisiana 17th in the nation in retention of college graduates. That puts the Pelican State ahead of southern states like Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and South Carolina. The governor’s communications director Lauren Leist says the investments the state is making in higher education are paying off…
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Leist says in the six years the governor has been in office, he’s worked to diversify the state’s economy which is allowing college graduates to stay right here to begin their careers.

A Chalmette grocery store is having fun with the Saints come from behind 27-26 win over the Falcons. The bakery at Breaux Mart was already preparing cakes with icing that read 28-3, a jab at the Falcons Super Bowl collapse, but assistant store manager Stephen Exnicios says the cake decorator changed the decorations so it reads 26-10 which was the score before Atlanta blew the lead yesterday. Exnicios says they wanted to do something to celebrate the Black and Gold’s largest fourth quarter comeback in team history…:
CUT 13(04) “…nerve-racking.”
He says the cakes are selling well.