9:30 AM Newscast

Former Governor and then Congressman Bobby Jindal is looking back on Hurricane Katrina twenty years later. Jindal represented Louisiana’s first Congressional district when Katrina came ashore leaving much of southeast Louisiana destroyed. He says the immediate aftermath of Katrina was a dark time for the state and the recovery was hard, but gives a lot of credit to the people of Louisiana for making the Bayou State what it is today.

Cut 9 (12)  “…come back stronger.”

It looks like most restaurants in Slidell who claim their shrimp re gulf shrimp, are telling the truth.  That’s according to SeaD (“seed”) Consulting, who recently conducted genetic testing on shrimp from 24 restaurants that claim their shrimp are locally sourcedCo-founder David Williams on what they’re looking for in those tests.

Cut 11 (12) “…the Gulf Coast.”

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Saints head coach Kellen Moore has named second-year player Spencer Rattler as the team’s starting quarterback. Andre Champagne has the story.

Cut 3 (29) “…I’m Andre Champagne.”

Third-string quarterback Jake Haener did not make the 53-man roster and running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire also failed to make the team.

State Representative Dixon McMakin will be the Voice of Tiger Stadium as he’s been named the new public address announcer for LSU football games.  He replaces Dan Borne, who announced his retirement earlier this summer after 38 years.