8:30 LRN Newscast

Louisiana continues to send resources to Florida in response to Hurricane Ida. Department of Children and Family Services emergency preparedness director Ricky Montet is part of a team from DCFS helping to set up shelters in Florida…
cut 8 (10) “….up to 25-hundred”
An all-hazard incicement management team from the State Fire Marshal’s office is also in Florida. State Fire Marshal Dan Wallis says other states have come to Louisiana’s aid the last two years and for the 2016 flood, so it was time to return the favor.
Cut 10 (08) “…needed to do.”
Wallis says depending on Florida’s needs more personnel and equipment could be deployed.

The Council for a Better Louisiana has canceled its scheduled October 20th U-S Senate debate because Republican incumbent John Kennedy would not commit to attending. CABL President Barry Erwin hopes Kennedy and his challengers will participate in at least one forum before the November 8th election…
cut 5 (11) “…to say”
In a USA Today Network story, Democratic Challenger Gary Chambers calls Kennedy a chicken.

LSU says it’s freshman class has set a record for academic quality, with an all-time high median GPA of 3.78 and an ACT composite of 25.5. Director of Admissions Daniel Barrow says this year’s freshman’s class enrollment of 7,367 actually surpasses last year’s record of enrollment by about 300…
cut 13 (07) “…talented class”