Governor Bobby Jindal says he plans to be at the funeral of fallen Louisiana State Trooper Steven Vincent on Saturday at noon at Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church in Lake Charles. L-S-P Sgt. James Anderson says Vincent’s family donated his organs and seven transplant recipients have already been chosen…:
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He says if you’d like to help this trooper’s widow and 9-year-old son, you can make a donation at any Capitol One nationwide and all funds will go directly to Vincent’s wife, Katherine.

Much of Louisiana is woke up to temperatures in the 60s this morning. Tim Humphrey, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says it is rare to see these temperatures before Labor Day…:
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Humphrey says these cooler temperatures with lower humidity will only last for a couple of days.

It appears self-financing is becoming a trend for political candidates in Louisiana. Eric Gill has more…:
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The State Department of Education says Louisiana is named the number one state in annual gains of high school students ACT scores for the second year in a row. They say the report from ACT released today indicates the state’s gain of 0.2 points in the average student’s score topped all states testing 100 percent of students. Louisiana’s performance ranked it third among six such southern states.