9:30 LRN Newscast

It will be a cold and a blustery Halloween. State Climatologist Barry Keim says expect the next few days to be chilly as we’ll experience our coldest morning temperatures in several months…
cut 12 (09) “…even Friday”
A freeze warning is in effect for tonight as low temperatures are expected to dip into the upper 20s for some parts of the state.

Today is the last day for homeowners who suffered damages in the 2020-21 hurricanes and the May 2021 severe storms to apply for funding that can be used to repair your home. Director of the Louisiana Office of Community Development, Pat Forbes, says there are about 65-hundred homeowners who have completed the initial survey, but not submitted applications…
Cut 7 (10) “…repair of their home.”
Homeowners can submit their application at restore-dot-la-dot-gov.

LSU athletes have agreed to almost two-thousand name, image, and likeness deals since the NCAA allowed college athletes to receive endorsements. The NIL era began in July of 2021 and LSU associate athletics director, Taylor Jacobs, says the athletes are using their NIL money in a variety of ways…
cut 3 (10) “….home”
Jacobs says Tiger athletes have partnered with Nike, Puma. Raising Canes and Taco Bell to name a few.

The Sugar Bowl has been a college football staple since 1935. But with the expansion of the college football playoffs looming, it’s in danger of losing its clout. Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley says they are actively raising money and hoping the business community will help out.
Cut 13 (09) “…compete there.”
Hundley says several cities that do not have a major bowl game are lining up massive dollars to bid to host future quarterfinal, semifinal and championship games.