12:30 Newscast, October 30th, 2017 **Update**

Governor John Bel Edwards is in Puerto Rico to help with Hurricane Maria recovery efforts. Don Molino has more…:
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I-10 East is now open after being closed since an overnight deadly crash involving four 18-wheelers between Grosse Tete and LA 415 in Iberville Parish. State Police Trooper Bryan Lee says one of the big rigs didn’t stop for upcoming traffic and smashed into three other 18 wheelers. He says the pile-up could have been avoided:
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Two occupants in the first 18 wheeler died in the crash.

A state audit finds three former cashiers at Grambling improperly added nearly $165,000 dollars to the university accounts of 35 students, including the personal accounts of two of the former employees. GFlex accounts are given to students for discretionary spending money. Also detailed in the audit is over $12,000 in free meals provided to Grambling employees through a food service company.

The Louisiana Lottery says the Mega Millions game is changing so that jackpots will be bigger, but that means the ticket price is now $2. Spokeswoman Kimberly Chopin…:
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She says they anticipate the average Mega Millions jackpot to be 371-million dollars.