1230 PM LRN News

Zeta slammed into Louisiana as an unexpectedly strong category two, near three hurricane and a near half million households in the state are still without power.

Most of the damage appears to be wind related but three breaches have been reported in the Burrito Levee in Grand Isle. CPRA is on the scene assessing the damage. Governor Edwards surveyed the damage by air this morning and says…

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1,940 National Guardsmen have been activated in support of emergency operations in the state.

Zeta ripped through the state at 25 miles an hour, maintaining category one strength as far inland as St. Tammany Parish. Parish President Mike Cooper says his residents took a beating…

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An LSU-Health Sciences Center study shows more women in the state are receiving breast cancer diagnoses sooner due to Medicaid expansion. Brooke Thorington has more.

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