11:30 LRN Newscast September 5

Louisiana did not see any impacts as Tropical Storm Gordon made landfall last night near the Alabama-Mississippi line. Gordon weakened to a depression over central Mississippi and it’s moving northwest at 14 miles per hour. The center of Gordon is expected to move just north of northeast Lousiaina.

LSU Health New Orleans has some promising news for those who suffer from chronic knee pain. Matt Doyle has more.
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A Baton Rouge man who’d been accused of attempted murder of a police officer during a traffic stop last month has had his charges dropped by the DA. The officer says while retreating, 21-year-old Raheem Howard fired at him, but the DA says there’s just not enough evidence to back that up. Howard’s lawyer, Ron Haley, says it’s a troubling incident that needs further investigation.
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Howard is being held at the jail on other warrants.

12 years after his disappearance, the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s office is still seeking the public’s help in finding Clint Nelson, who was last seen leaving a party in Princeton on September 1, 2006. Lt. Bill Davis says Nelson’s mother has worked with investigators as they try to find closure in this case…
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Sheriff Julian Washington believes someone has information that will help bring the family closure.