08:30 LRN Newscast

The tropical disturbance moving up the Texas coast and into Louisiana is expected to dump massive amounts of rain across the state. Tropical Storm Warnings have been issued along the central Gulf Coast, extending from the east Texas coastline to St. Mary Parish…:
Cut 8 (11) “moisture with it”
That’s LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim.

DOTD’s Rodney Mallet says with so much rain, we need to be extra careful on the roads. He says the reason they always push “turn around, don’t drown” is because flash floods are always unpredictable even if you think you’re familiar with a particular road…:
Cut 5 (09) “a regular puddle”
He says if it’s raining hard the best thing to do is just stay put.

School officials expressed concerns Tuesday about funding Governor Landry’s proposed $2,000 stipend for teachers…:
Cut 2 (34) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

Cameron Jordan is returning for a 16th and final season as a New Orleans Saint. The one year deal was inked Tuesday and Jordan said pretty much everyone told him to stay…:
Cut 17 (10) “in my corner”
Jordan’s 132 sacks are the most by a player in Saints history and rank 17th in the NFL all-time.