11:30 am Newscast

Holiday weekends are times for beefed-up drunk driving enforcement — this weekend is no exception. Andrew Greenstein has more.

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Mother Nature could be putting a damper on the holiday weekend in South Louisiana. Chanele Stigger is a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles.

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After a confusing FAFSA rollout, a new report from PAR finds less Louisiana seniors are applying for college financial aid this year. And PAR expects completed FAFSA applications in Louisiana will decline even more since BESE repealed a policy that made students apply for federal student aid to graduate. Steven Procopio with PAR says he hopes this year’s decline shows lawmakers that students need help getting financial aid.

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LSU coaches and players have said the defense is better over last year, we’ll get an idea of how improved when the Tigers take on USC on tomorrow night. LSU head coach Brian Kelly says USC runs an air-raid offense, which usually means a lot of passing. Trojans Head Coach Lincoln Riley says running the football will also be a factor.

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Kick off tomorrow is set for 6:30.