The fire that resulted from the explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland is now 98-percent contained. The Department of Environmental Quality has been continuously monitoring air quality from the beginning. Governor Landry says had it not been for Mother Nature, the surrounding area would never have been covered in soot.

Cut 13 (14)  “…was utterly toxic.”

Starting today, the Secretary of State’s Office will be demonstrating several new potential voting systems as it prepares to replace its current outdated voting machines. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s Office says all six systems it’s testing have a paper element to them.

Cut 4 (11) “…auditability of paper”

One of the toughest lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina was the need for an improved flood protection system. Jeff Palermo reports the federal government reacted by spending 14.5 billion dollars…

Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

Just hours to go until NFL teams, including the Saints, need to get their rosters down to 53. The Saints started paring their roster down by cutting veteran running back Cam Akers.