4:30 PM Newscast April 5

Millions are excited for Monday’s total solar eclipse but mother nature may have other plans. Gary Chatelain (Shat-ta-lane) with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says they’re expecting cloudy skies on Monday before strong storms arrive.

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The odds of winning this Powerball jackpot are 1 in 292 million, but Dustin Annison with the Louisiana Lottery says while you might not win the $1.23 billion Powerball jackpot, there are eight ways total to win and those odds are 1 in 25.

 

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The drawing is Saturday night, and the Louisiana Lottery reminds you to play responsibly and that it only takes one ticket to win.

LSU Athletics Director Scott Woodward has responded to Governor Landry’s call for college athletic teams to be present for the national anthem saying LSU will always be dedicated to the flag, the anthem and the country. Tiger Rag Editor Todd Horne believes this anthem controversy has been blown out of proportion…

Cut 8 (11) “…about nothing.” 

Landry is also calling on the NCAA to mandate that student athletes are present for the national anthem.

The Louisiana Political Hall of Fame will induct its 2024 class with a ceremony in Baton Rouge tomorrow (Saturday) night. Louisiana Radio Network President Jim Engster is one of the inductees. Louisiana Political Museum director Shonna Moss…

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The Louisiana Political Hall of Fame is located in Winnfield and has 243 members with the latest inductees.