8:30 LRN Newscast

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Cruising towards almost certain re-election tonight, Congressman Steve Scalise looks at what’s ahead for him and the U.S. House. Kevin Gallagher reports…:
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There’s the possibility Republican John Kennedy will be re-elected to a second term in the U.S. Senate without the need of a runoff tonight. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Republicans are more energized for this election which should push him over the 50-percent mark, which is what he needs to avoid a run-off….
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Pinsonat says the most intriguing race is in the third congressional district as GOP Congressman Clay Higgins may need a run-off election to hold off Republican challenger Holden Hoggatt.

When LSU defeated Alabama on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium, the touchdown run by Jayden Daniels in overtime and the two point conversion both registered on a seismograph on campus. LSU Chair of Geology and Geophysics Darrell Henry says seismic activity was also recorded during this year’s Garth Brooks concert and the 1988 earthquake game against Auburn…
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