She was in the wrong place at the wrong time – a woman visiting New Orleans from Chicago celebrating her 33rd birthday is shot dead on Bourbon Street early Sunday morning. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says a fight broke out near Canal Street, and it culminated in gunfire.
Cut 6 (07) “…and witness statements.”
Kirkpatrick says three others were injured in the shooting, including the woman’s sister. And the search is on for four people who were in a fight when gunfire rang out in the New Orleans French Quarter.
LSU Health Shreveport is awarded a 7.5-million-dollar grant from the National Science Foundation to launch a new research center. It’s the first NSF-funded center grant in the history of LSUHS. Dr. Oren Rom, the senior associate dean for basic and translational research, says the center will provide research opportunities for students at every level.
You can count Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple among those who would support a change in how the National Hurricane Center rates the strength of hurricanes. Currently, the hurricane center rates hurricanes from Category One to Category Five based solely on wind speed. A consortium of experts from the University of South Florida is proposing a different system that would also consider rainfall and storm surge, which Temple says are often more dangerous than wind speed.
Cut 4 (06) “…actual wind speeds.”
With the new scale, a storm with two or more Category factors would be a Category Six storm.
A rough showing for LSU’s offense in the 24-19 loss to Ole Miss on Saturday. The Tigers rushed for 57 yards against one of the worst rush defenses in the nation. Coach Brian Kelly blamed a lack of plays…
LSU only ran 24 plays in the first half because they could not convert on third down.