A federal judge calls for Louisiana to go back to using the summer election plan for the upcoming fall elections. Matt Doyle has the story.
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The state reported 508 more coronavirus cases yesterday increasing the total number to nearly 159-thousand. The number of COVID-19 deaths increased by 18 to 5,126. The number of COVID patients hospitalized rose slightly.

New Orleans Police say they have arrested a 15-year-old for a September 10th shooting that killed three people and wounded two others.

Cameron Police Jury Vice President Scott Trahan estimates over half of the homes in the storm-ravaged parish were completely destroyed by Hurricane Laura. Trahan says it could be up to three months before most of the parish gets power back, but even when the power returns, many homes will not turn the lights back on.
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The parish has an estimated population of just under 7,000.

Tiger Stadium will have about 25-thousand fans at LSU’s season opener on September 26th against Mississippi State. The school says they’ll announce seating arrangements next week. Athletics Director Scott Woodward and Interim LSU President Thomas Galligan says the 25-percent capacity includes student tickets…
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LSU has said that students who get tested for the coronavirus will have priority for football tickets.