If the current track holds, the National Hurricane Center forecasts Hurricane Delta will be a Category Three storm when it hits the Louisiana coast on Friday. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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A bill goes before the House Education Committee today to address the suspension of a fourth grader for having a BB gun in his bedroom during virtual class. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Mike Foster, Louisiana’s 53rd governor, is being laid to rest today in his hometown of Franklin. Kevin Barnhart spoke with former Governor Bobby Jindal about Foster’s legacy.
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The National Hurricane Center is now anticipating Hurricane Delta will be a Category Three storm as it approaches the Bayou State on Friday. National Weather Service New Orleans Director Ben Schott says the impacts of Delta when it comes onshore will be significant
Delta will cross over the Yucatan today and 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
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Governor John Bel Edwards admits Delta is another difficult challenge for the state, but that should not prevent us from getting prepared
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A bill addressing the suspension of a 4th grader in Jefferson Parish for having a BB Gun in his bedroom during virtual class will be heard today in the House Education Committee. The author of the proposal, Jennings State Representative Troy Romero, wants to establish a separation between the classroom and home.
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Romero says in a school setting the school has full control of the environment, but in a virtual setting, which can include a private home, there are differences.
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And allow parents to appeal both a suspension or an expulsion of the student.
Originally in the case of the BB Gun in the home, Jefferson Parish School Board expelled the 4th grader and later reduced it to a suspension. Romero believes they overreacted to the situation.
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The Regeneron experimental monoclonal antibody treatment that was administered to President Trump following his COVID-19 diagnosis is actually being studied in Shreveport with clinical trials at Willis-Knighton Clinical Research. Principle investigator Dr. Bocchini (Bo-keenee) says so far there is a lot of good evidence from the studies that it’s a safe approach.
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Bocchini says the idea is that the lab-grown antibodies are giving to a patient in an effort to combat the virus from continue to replicate within someone’s body.
The antibodies are administered intravenously.
The treatment has been cited by experts as one of the most promising tools in combatting COVID-19. Bocchini’s reaction to hearing the treatment was being administered President?
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Louisiana’s 53rd governor, Mike Foster, is being laid to rest today in his hometown of Franklin. Foster was at the helm of the state for two terms from 1996 through 2004. Former Governor Bobby Jindal served in the Foster administration and remembers Foster as a down to earth guy.
90-year-old Foster died Sunday.
Jindal says Foster was early to bed, early to rise. If you tried to call him at the office of the Governor’s mansion too late in the afternoon, you could expect a wake-up call the next day.
Jindal says he recently met with Foster when it became clear that he was nearing the end of his life.
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Private services will be held at his home, Oaklawn Manor, at 11 a.m. followed by a public graveside service at 12:30 p.m. at Franklin Cemetery, complete with a military send-off.
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The Ragin Cajuns are back in the Top 25 AP and coaches polls, even though they didn’t play last Saturday. They come in at number 23 as they get ready for Saturday’s home game against Coastal Carolina. Coach Billy Napier says hopefully the ranking motivates his players to perform at a higher level
Saturday is a matchup between two undefeated teams. Coastal Carolina leads the Sun Belt in scoring and they rank second in the league in total defense. Napier says Coastal has improved its personnel on defense…
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A break out star on LSU’s defense this season has been junior college transfer Ali Gaye, who has emerged as the Tigers best pass rusher. Gaye transferred in from Garden City Community College and says coaching has allowed him to take his game to a different level
Gaye leads the SEC in quarterback pressures through two games. Gaye says he didn’t think he would be a starter right away, but wants to be one of the defensive linemen in the country…