Wil Lutz’s career-long 58-yard field goal as time expired gave the Saints their first season-opening win since 2013. New Orleans was down 14-3 at halftime but rallied for a 30-28 win. The fourth-year pro nailed the game-winner after the offense led a last-second drive after Houston went ahead by one point in the last minute of the game….
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There were two lead changes in this game in the final minute.

Today marks the statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season as conditions are favorable for storm development. So far, there have been seven named storms and State Climatologist Barry Keim says the current rate of storm development is in line with NOAA’s latest forecast.
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So far, Hurricane Barry has been the only storm to impact Louisiana this season, but Keim says it’s too soon to let your guard down.

Congress has returned from its summer recess and the debate over gun control intensifies. Democratic leaders want expanded background checks for nearly all gun buyers. Louisiana Republican Congressman Mike Johnson says the ideas presented from the left so far, offer little hope of finding a bipartisan solution…
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Johnson serves on the House Judiciary Committee that will oversee three Democrat-sponsored bills on the issue as early as today.

Medical marijuana is a key issue in the race for Agriculture Commissioner. Republican Incumbent Mike Strain is overseeing the regulation of medicinal pot and one of his Democratic challengers, Charlier Greer from Natchitoches Parish, says now that the product is available, the state needs to do more research…
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Another Democratic challenger, Margee Green, wants to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.