13:30 LRN Newscast August 4

A new school year is fast approaching, the Louisiana Department of Health reminds parents to make sure their kids are up to date on vaccinations….
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Kenner Police Chief Michael Glaser says an 89-year-old man who was hit over the head by a hammer during a beating by a 16-year-old boy has died. Charges are likely to be upgraded against the teenager, who also stole the victim’s car and crashed it in Baton Rouge. The series of crimes took place about a month ago.

The Colorado State Hurricane Forecast team is calling for 11 named storms for the rest of the hurricane season and eight those storms will be hurricanes. Three of the eight hurricanes are expected to be major. State Climatologist Barry Keim….
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The National Hurricane Center is currently watching two tropical waves, one of them is in the central Caribbean.

LSU has announced they are building a statue of the school’s lone Heisman Trophy winner, Billy Cannon. Cannon led the Tigers to the national championship title in 1958. The 80-year-old credits the erection of the statue to the work of his former teammates, Warren Rabb and Jimmy Fields and Athletic Director Joe Alleva….
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Cannon says he never thought LSU would honor him with a statue.