Tropical Storm Ian formed last night in the Caribbean Sea. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Ian is heading towards Cuba and it’s expected to reach the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday morning as a hurricane. A U-S landfall is expected mid-week near Tampa, Florida. Keim says Louisiana is NOT in the cone of uncertainty…
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Ian’s current maximum sustained winds are 45 miles per hour.
Louisiana Tech is preparing the college for takeoff with an aviation partnership with United Airlines. Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Karl Puljak (pull-yak) says students will have access to flight simulators and more..
Cut 10 (08) “…in Denver, Colorado.”
The Houma police department arrested 30 year old Asha Randolph for the attempted first-degree murder of her 18- month old child. Around 5pm Friday evening Randolph threw her son off the liberty street bridge into bayou Terrebonne. The toddler was taken to the hospital and expected to recover. Houma police are still investigating what led to the incident.
State lawmakers are discussing ways to eliminate Louisiana’s state income tax, and the latest to chime in with an idea is Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell…