5:30 PM Newscast

LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron said during a zoom press conference that most of the players on his team have tested positive for the coronavirus. SEC schools perform three tests a week on their student-athletes. A player who tests positive must isolate for at least 10 days and once they recover, they do not have to test again for 90 days. Orgeron says it’s been a process

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LSU’s first game is a week from Saturday against Mississippi State.

Louisiana will be spared much of any impact from Sally as the Hurricane took an abrupt turn for the Alabama coast before reaching The Boot. 2005 still holds the record for most named storms at 27, but at our current pace, we should blow right past 30 this year. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we’re heading into unusual territory…

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We now have firm dates for when the rest of the power will come back on in Cameron and Calcasieu Parish. Matt Doyle has the story…

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Inspectors with the Department of Ag and Forestry have accessed the status of gas stations in Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes. Cameron Parish has only one open and operational station out of 13. In Calcasieu, 56% of the 192 gas stations are open and operational.