Two-thousand members of the 256th Infantry Brigade of the Louisiana National Guard are deploying to the Middle East for nearly a year. Matt Doyle reports virtual deployment ceremonies will take place throughout the week.
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A COVID-19 outbreak within the LSU football program could prevent the Tigers from playing Alabama this Saturday. Coach Ed Orgeron says there is a high number of players in quarantine. SEC guidelines say a team needs to have 53 players available in order to play a game.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is not happy about an outdoor Christian music concert that drew hundreds of people near Jackson Square. Grammy award-winning singer Lauren Daigle from Lafayette was one of the performers…
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Pictures and video from the event show little social distancing or mask-wearing.

The New Orleans area is now in the cone uncertainty for Tropical Storm Eta, which could make landfall anywhere from southeast Louisiana to the Florida panhandle this weekend, possibly as a tropical depression. State Climatologist Barry Keim says November storms are rare, but in 1985, Hurricane Kate made landfall in Florida on November 22nd…
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