9:30 LRN Newscast

For only the second time in the general election campaign for U.S. Senate, we have poll numbers.

Cut 2 (33) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

Louisiana Tech and its Sigma Nu chapter both released statements regarding a video in which racial slurs can be heard being said over the loudspeaker at the chapter house after midnight Sunday morning. The chapter said the incident is “repugnant, unacceptable and completely contrary to the values and standards of Sigma Nu,” while the university condemned the behavior and said it will investigate the incident “fully and swiftly.”

The final weeks of September is one of the worst times for asthma flare-ups and hospital visits, so the Louisiana Department of Health is reminding you to be on the lookout for triggers and symptoms of asthma attacks. Nurse consultant Tanya Cobb recommends people with asthma have rescue medication like an inhaler close at hand wherever they go. She says families should work with their healthcare providers to develop an asthma action plan.

Cut 6 (11) “…they occur.”

The Saints let one slip away yesterday: up by 11 in the third quarter, they turned it over four times in the fourth and lost to the Las Vegas Raiders 35 to 27. New Orleans quarterback Tyler Shough threw four touchdown passes, but also turned it over three times…

Cut 16 (12) “…with all of us.”