With it now being 4 years since the Deepwater Horizon well was capped, several agencies continue to look at ways we can restore Louisiana’s struggling coast. Dr. Keith Ouchley is the Director of the Nature Conservancy in Louisiana and says this is an important time for the Gulf restoration process…

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Ouchley says they are implementing on-the-ground restoration projects that protect shorelines from erosion, filter water, provide habitat for fish, and create jobs.

A Donaldsonville man who pleaded guilty in 1995 to negligent homicide in crash that killed a ten-week old child has avoided prison. Stanley White received a two-year prison sentence 19 years ago, but was never given a report date. White was re-sentenced this week to two years of home incarceration. Stephen Moore is White’s attorney…

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The parents of the infant killed in the wreck, Shannon and Rachel Deville, say justice was not served.

A new Fox News poll shows Republican US Senate candidate Bill Cassidy with a 51-38 lead over the incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu in a potential runoff scenario. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says he’s skeptical that Landrieu’s all the way down to just 38% when so many other polls on this race show her support in the mid to upper 40s..

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Just over 600 likely Louisiana voters were polled between September 14th-16th.

The largest crowd to ever watch a football game in Tiger Stadium is expected tomorrow when the Tigers take on Mississippi State. LSU Sports Information Director, Michael Bonnette, says a record crowd and a potentially close game, with tens of thousands of fans leaving at the same time, will give them a better idea if their contraflow plan works as intended…

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Contraflow is being used this year for fans heading south on Nicholson Drive after the game.