Louisiana pollster John Couvillon says his latest national survey of Republicans still finds President Trump performing well in the polls despite multiple federal indictments. Couvillon says 52-percent of the Republicans he surveyed say they would vote for Trump, but Florida Governor Ron Desantis’ support is starting to wane…
cut 7 (05) “…the the polls”
Desantis got 13 percent of the vote in Couvillon’s latest poll, in July the Florida governor received 17-percent.

20-million dollars left over from the now closed Road Home Program will be used to help fund a proposed passenger rail line between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says they planned to give the 20-million dollars back to the feds…
cut 5 (07) “…a decision”
Dardenne says they had until June 30th to decide how to spend the money left over from the Road Home Program, which was used to help people rebuild their homes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

We’ll see high temperatures get above 105-degrees in some parts of the state this weekend. LRN meteorologist John Wetherbee reports the sun will continue to bake the Bayou State…
Cut 2 (28) “…this weekend”

The rumors of a relationship between former LSU pitcher Paul Skenes and LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne are true. Skenes told the Pittsbugh Post-Gazette that he is dating the internet sensation who is making millions off N-I-L deals. Skenes says his best friend at LSU was dating Dunne’s roommate, which is how the romance started.