1130 AM LRN News

Louisiana has lost one of its favorite governors as Mike Foster has passed away at the age of 90. Kevin Barnhart has more on Foster’s legacy…

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Today is the last day to register in person or by mail to vote in the upcoming November 3rd election. 

President Donald Trump remains hospitalized for COVID-19 after receiving his diagnosis for the disease last week. Congressman Mike Johnson says his Republican contacts have indicated that the President’s condition has improved significantly.

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Reports indicate the President was suffering from some severe symptoms Friday and Saturday and was treated with a cocktail of experimental treatments, Remdesivir, and a powerful steroid.

Tropical Storm Delta is strengthening over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and is expected to become a hurricane on Tuesday.  National Weather Service New Orleans meteorologist Kevin Gilmore says the storm appears to be on track for Friday morning landfall.

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