5:30 LRN Newscast Oct 6

The National Hurricane Center is now anticipating Hurricane Delta will be a Category Three storm as it approaches the Bayou State on Friday.  Delta will cross over the Yucatan today and National Weather Service New Orleans Director Ben Schott says once it gets past the peninsula, the forecast models should have a better idea of a potential landfall. Schott says forecasters do expect the storm to weaken as it approaches the Gulf Coast, but

Cut 5 (13) “…life-threatening impacts”

Governor John Bel Edwards admits Delta is another difficult challenge for the state, but that should not prevent us from getting prepared

Cut 6 (13) “right now”

Delta will likely raise anxiety levels for many as the storm approaches. LSU Health New Orleans Clinical Psychologist Doctor Michelle Moore says a way to decrease the anxiety is to prepare…

cut 7 (10) “….anxious feelings”

This is the sixth time Louisiana has been in the cone of uncertainty during this busy hurricane season.

Private funeral services for Former Louisiana Governor Mike Foster will take place tomorrow morning at his Oaklawn Manor Home. A public military graveside service will be held afterward. Foster was not a career politician as he says in this 2010 interview, he waited until his late 50s before he ran for the state senate

Cut 13 (11) “…I ran”

Foster died on Sunday, he was 90 years old.