12:30 PM Newscast

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.The weekend saw a series of often conflicting reports about the President’s condition, including revelations that he was sicker than officials first let on, but Johnson says…
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Louisiana reports 230 new COVID cases today and 9 new deaths.
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 as a Cat 1. Gilmore says the current projected path has Louisiana in the crosshairs for that landfall, but the cone of uncertainty is much wider.

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Former two-term Governor Mike Foster is being remembered fondly today after passing away at the age of 90. Jeff Palermo spoke to his former chief of staff…

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