10:30 AM Newscast

The first of three public meetings discussing the I-10 Corridor Expansion Project in Baton Rouge kicks off today at 530PM. Matt Doyle has more.

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The nation continues to remember Senator John McCain who passed away over the weekend at age 81.  Louisiana public buildings will fly their American and state flags at half staff for seven days following the orders of Governor John Bel Edwards.  Edwards tweeted, it’s a small token of our appreciation for his life of service to this country.

Louisiana Tech has received the top spot for 2018 for colleges in Louisiana from BestColleges.com.  For the rankings, the website analyzes admissions and retentions with data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System and College Navigator.  Executive Director of Communications, Tonya Oaks Smith adds the website cited the school’s wealth of online offerings as a strong contributing factor for its favorable ranking.

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After a summer long quarterback competition, the Tiger’s finally have a winner, and that man is Ohio State transfer Joe Burrow.  Burrow, the former four star prospect, was fighting a reportedly losing battle for the OSU starting position before he transferred to LSU. During his time with the Buckeyes he had a sky high 78 percent competition rating on a fairly small sample size of only 74 attempts.