16:30 LRN Newscast August 4

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….
cut 13 (11) “…breeding ground”
The National Hurricane Center is currently watching two tropical waves, one of them is in the central Caribbean.

The LSU Athletic Hall of Fame Committee has decided to honor football legend Dr. Billy Cannon with a statue. Cannon hopes the statue looks like he did in his glory days, young with a lot of hair….
cut 5 (09) “…present him”
Cannon led the Tigers to a national championship in 1958.

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….
Voicer 2 (31) “I’m Halen Doughty”

The state legislative auditor has started an investigation into the East Baton Rouge Mayor-President’s office. There are allegations Sharon Weston-Broome’s administration misused federal grant money for a crime-fighting program. U.S. Senator John Kennedy also wants more information from the mayor’s office on this subject.