8:30 LRN Newscast Oct 3

Louisiana and Mississippi authorities continue to investigate multiple reports of a white male who is allegedly impersonating a police officer and pulling over women. Similar incidents have occurred over the last week in St. Charles, East Feliciana Parish and just over the Louisiana-Mississippi stat line. Law enforcement say the fake cop is driving a black Dodge Charger with dark-tinted windows.

Nine-year-old Colton Moore suffers from Spina Bifida, but today he’ll leave his home in Alabama for Baton Rouge so he can meet his hero Coach Ed Orgeron…
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That’s Colton’s mom, Jennifer Moore, who says her son fell in love with LSU after watching the Tigers baseball team in the SEC Tournament in 2017. Colton will get a chance to participate in the Tiger Walk with the football team before Saturday’s Utah State game.

Louisiana Oil and Gas Association President Gifford Briggs is traveling the state giving a state of the industry speech. Today he’ll be in New Orleans at the J-W Marriott Hotel at 11 AM. Briggs says the statewide elections will be a topic…
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Briggs says he’ll also touch on potential new development in the Gulf of Mexico and coastal land loss lawsuits against oil and gas companies.

The Gumbo PAC which is tied to Governor Edwards and the Republican Governor’s Association’s PAC are pouring a lot of money into the governor’s race. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat…
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The latest RGA ad reminds voters that Edwards hired Johnny Anderson, who was previously accused of sexual harassment and left the governor’s office under new accusations.