7:30 AM Newscast

Today is Day 2 of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says NOAA’s forecast calls for 13 to 19 named storms with 6-10 hurricanes and 3-5 major hurricanes.

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Keim says with conditions ripe for significant storm activity, early and thorough preparation is essential for safety throughout the 2025 hurricane season.

LSU has been forced into a winner-take-all contest after losing to Little Rock in the Baton Rouge regional last night but despite his team’s back now being up against the wall Tigers Coach Jay Johnson is confident that they will bounce back and beat Little Rock to advance to the super regional, which would be played at Alex Box Stadium should LSU win.

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The championship game of the Baton Rouge Regional will start at 8 PM tonight.

It’s been a year since the legislature passed a series of tort reform laws aimed at driving down the cost of property insurance. Are premiums starting to go down? Andrew Greenstein reports.

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With Ten days left in the legislative session, a bill to reorganize the state Department of Transportation still needs final approval before the session ends on June 12th. Governor Jeff Landry supports the bill and Senate President Cameron Henry says DOTD is having a hard time spending money efficiently.

Cut 11 (08) “..work anymore.”