8:30 am Newscast

A hurricane watch has been issued for a portion of Florida’s Gulf Coast as Tropical Depression Four moves toward the Gulf of Mexico. That’s according to the national Hurricane Center this morning. The depression is expected to become Tropical Storm Debby later today or tonight and should approach hurricane strength before making landfall. To become a tropical storm sustained winds must reach 39 miles per hour. Sustained winds were at 30 miles per hour as of eight this morning.

New weekly polling averages show Donald Trump’s lead over Kamala Harris decreasing by at least one point for a third straight week. John Couvillon of JMC Analytics suggests if the Trump campaign can’t reverse this decline…

Cut 8 (10)  “…change.”

Last week, Trump was 2 points ahead of Harris, and he was up 3.2 points against Biden the week before. Right now, Trump and Harris are separated in the polls by just one point

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The start of school is right around the corner in Louisiana and with that comes some challenges. Louisiana Association of School Superintendents Executive Director Mike Faulk says one of those challenges is taking a look at school performance scores from last year and finding a way to address them in this one.

Cut 12 (08) “…individual schools.”

Just in time for the start of school, LSU Eunice Baseball has officially kicked off the construction of a new stadium with a groundbreaking celebration. LSUE Chancellor Dr. Nancee Sorenson says the stadium represents exciting new things for the Baseball Bengals and the school.

Cut 3 (11) “…building the future.”