10:30 LRN Newscast

If you’re heading out of town for the Thanksgiving holiday, you will be in good company.

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Don Redman with Triple-A says nationwide, almost 80-million people are expected to head out of town this week; almost 72-million by car.

A growing number of airports across the country, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, are rolling out new technology to make getting through security a little easier. Sari Koshetz with the TSA says it’s called CAT-2 technology, and it uses travelers’ IDs.

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And Koshetz says soon, you’ll be able to use your digital ID with the CAT-2 machines.

The U.S. Gymnastics Championship is coming back to New Orleans for the first time since 1995.  Sean Richardson has more.

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The transfer portal in college athletics will re-open next month and LSU Coach Brian Kelly expects the Tigers to be aggressive in adding talent from the portal…

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LSU concludes the regular season on Saturday by hosting Oklahoma.