October is here, but where are the colder temps? Kevin Barnhart talks with state climatologist Barry Keim.
Cut 2 (27) ”I’m Kevin Barnhart”

Louisiana will receive 3.6 million dollars from the U-S Department of Education to help schools statewide develop and expand their emergency operations plans for disasters, whether they are natural or manmade. The state education department will work with LSU’s counter-terrorist education academy to provide schools with necessary technical assistance, training and implementation.

The National Sexual Assault Hotline has seen an uptick in call volume. The day of the testimony of Dr. Christine Ford, the service saw an increase of 201% compared to a typical day. Assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at LSU Health New Orleans, Michelle Many…
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Many says it’s critical you seek help if you’ve been a victim of a sex crime.

A dog is dead after being thrown out of a moving vehicle in Webster Parish on I-20. According to the Webster Humane Association Incorporated, the animal was bound with tape and rope, and thrown out of a vehicle and dragged while still alive. Humane Society of Louisiana Executive Director Jeff Dorson says the injuries were brutal…
Cut 13 (10) “…disturbing.“
A reward of 25-hundred dollars has been offered to anyone who comes forward with information leading to an arrest and conviction.