We’ll have to wait a couple more days before knowing whether Republican U-S Senator John Kennedy will run for governor next year. Kennedy previously said he’ll publicly announce his decision by December 1st, but Kennedy now says he’ll make an announcement on Monday. Baton Rouge

Governor Edwards is sounding the alarm about remarkable shortages at food banks across the state that have been drained by a string of natural disasters.
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Matt Doyle”

Tonight in Dallas, the Saints go after their 11th straight win as they visit the improving Dallas Cowboys.

Some House Republicans are discussing legislation for the next session that would roll back the .45 percent temporary sales tax approved in June because of a rosier than expected revenue forecast for the state. Governor John Bel Edwards says the state’s budget picture is finally stabilized and the revenues coming in can help fund at least a one-thousand dollar pay raise for teachers, which he estimates would cost 135-million dollars a year….
cut 9 (11) “….doing enough

Officials with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s office calls it some of the worst neglect they’ve seen in their law enforcement careers as they found a 25-year-old specials needs person dead in deplorable conditions at a home in Elizabeth…
cut 15 (08) “…pretty bad”
Three people have been arrested, including the victim’s mother, and they are facing several charges including second-degree murder.