A little Slidell boy is killed in his driveway, and his grandmother is under arrest. Jeff Palermo reports on the tragic death of Carson Lawson.

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Today could be the day that the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history comes to an end. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Brian Kelly’s lawsuit against LSU could potentially scare away head coaching candidates from coming to Baton Rouge. Andre Champagne has more.

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A five-year-old Slidell boy is killed, and his grandmother is charged in his death. Police chief Daniel Seuzeneau says Carson Lawson was sitting in front of 55-year-old Kristen Anders’ GMC Yukon SUV yesterday morning when Anders got in and pulled out of the driveway, not realizing the boy was in front of the vehicle.

Cut 4 (12) “…didn’t see him.”

Anders ran over Carson and killed him instantly. Tests showed that Anders was under the influence of alcohol and nervous system suppressants. She was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide. Chief Seuzeneau says it was a very tough scene for all officers who responded.

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Seuzeneau says this is a tragedy for the entire family, in more ways than one.

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Today could be the day that the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history comes to an end. The House gavels back in session today for the first time since September 19th to consider the funding package passed by the Senate that would keep the government open through January 30th. ULM political science professor Joshua Stockley says the only way that the shutdown was going to end was going to be when enough members of one party caved, and in this case it was the Democrats.

Cut 7 (09) “…short-term deal.”

Stockley says Democrats got no guarantees of an extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidies that they had insisted on as a condition of passing the funding package. Still, Stockley says the battle over the subsidies is far from over.

Cut 8 (12) “…but it’s tenuous.”

Stockley says regardless of which side may claim victory in this deal, lawmakers from both sides will pay a dear price for this shutdown, which enters its 43rd day today.

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The House will open its business today with the long-overdue swearing in of Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva, who will also provide the 218th signature on a discharge petition that will force a vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files. The addition of Grijalva means assuming no Democrats cross party lines, Speaker Mike Johnson can afford to lose only two Republican votes to pass the funding package and reopen the government.

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Brian Kelly’s lawsuit against LSU could potentially hurt its head coaching search. ESPN Baton Rouge Radio’s Matt Moscona appeared on the Moon Griffon show and says LSU has notified potential coaches and their representatives about the upcoming lawsuit.

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Moscona says he believes that the LSU football coaching search is in a better place than it was a week ago after adding structure with a new president and athletic director.

Cut 11 (10) “…full-time AD yet.”

Moscona also believes that Kelly’s lawsuit might not sit well with some of the potential candidates after the university refused to pay the former head coach’s 54-million-dollar buyout.

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Veterans Day may be over, but you can still show your appreciation to America’s veterans by stopping into your local Raising Cane’s restaurant and making a donation to the Gary Sinise Foundation. Danny Caudle, the area leader for the Baton Rouge market for Raising Cane’s, says the Gary Sinise Foundation honors and supports military veterans, first responders and their families in need, and it’s a charity that the restaurant chain greatly believes in.

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Raising Cane’s will match donations up to 250-thousand dollars. Caudle says if you’d like to donate, it’s very easy.

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Caudle says Raising Cane’s is partnering with Pittsburgh Pirates and former LSU star Paul Skenes, who will find out today whether he has won the National League Cy Young Award.

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This season, Skenes struck out 216 batters, which means he’s donating 21,600 dollars to the Gary Sinise Foundation.

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The LSU offense did not see much success against Alabama in the 20-9 loss; but when it did, the Tigers moved the pocket so that quarterbacks Garrett Nussmeier and Michael Van Buren had more time to throw. Interim head coach Frank Wilson says Nussmeier was more comfortable with the rollout plays.

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LSU has lost three straight games for the second consecutive season after losing to Vanderbilt, Texas A&M and Alabama. The Tigers have also lost four out of their last five after starting 4-and-0. Interim head coach Frank Wilson is encouraging fans to show up for the team.

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ULM has lost five in a row heading into Saturday’s game against South Alabama. The Warhawks have to win the rest of their games in order to make it to a bowl game. Head coach Bryant Vincent says his team hasn’t lost faith in one another.

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McNeese is riding a two-game winning streak, which is the longest of the season for the Cowboys. Head coach Matt Viator attributes his team’s positive attitudes to the recent success.

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The Cowboys look to make it three straight as they host Texas Rio Grande Valley Saturday at 6 p.m.

Brian Kelly is turning to the court system to force LSU to pay him his entire 54-million-dollar buyout. According to the lawsuit, LSU is telling Kelly he has not been formally terminated and that it will seek to fire him with cause. Wilson Alexander is covering the story for the The Advocate newspaper and says according to Kelly’s contract, LSU must inform him that he was fired for cause within seven days after his firing.

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The suspensions of seven U-L Lafayette football players for their roles in Saturday’s postgame brawl with Texas State players are not sitting well with Dave Schultz, the host of the Locked On Sun Belt podcast. Schultz notes that the Cajuns got the brunt of the suspensions – including senior safety Tyree Skipper, who was suspended for the rest of the season.

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Another application period of the Louisiana fortified roof grant program opens tomorrow and will be open for one week. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple made the announcement yesterday as he announced the installation of ten-thousand fortified roofs in Louisiana. Temple says the procedure is the same as the previous one – it’s a lottery; and if you had registered for a previous lottery, your registration is still active for this next drawing.

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The grant program is limited to those who live in the coastal zone, as well as in Lake Charles, Sulphur and Westlake.

Representative Julie Emerson is inviting businesses to Louisiana looking to relocate from New York City in the wake of that city’s mayoral election. The Carencro Republican says her post is intended primarily to promote Louisiana as a business-friendly state.

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Former LSU football coach Brian Kelly has filed a lawsuit so he can receive every cent of the 54-million-dollar buyout he is owed. Jeff Palermo has more…

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A Slidell woman is arrested in connection with the death of her five-year-old grandson. Police say 55-year-old Kristen Anders was under the influence of alcohol and central nervous system depressants when she ran over the little boy this morning.

Representative Julie Emerson is rolling out the welcome mat for New York City businesses looking to relocate from the city in the wake of that city’s mayoral election. The Carencro Republican, who chairs the state House Ways and Means Committee, says even though the effects are not yet known since Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has not yet taken office, businesses anxious over his policies are more than welcome to set up shop in Louisiana.

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On the heels of announcing the installation of ten-thousand fortified roofs in Louisiana, Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple announces another round of fortified roof grants. Temple says the application period opens tomorrow morning and will be open for one week.

Cut 3 (05) “…applicants on that.”

This round of grants is once again limited to those who live in the coastal zone, as well as in Lake Charles, Sulphur and Westlake.

Brian Kelly’s legal team has filed a lawsuit against LSU in an effort to get the school to pay the former Tigers football coach his full 54-million-dollar buyout. Wilson Alexander is covering the story for the The Advocate newspaper and says the suit claims that LSU is telling Kelly he has not been formally terminated, and they will seek to fire him for cause.

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Seven U-L Lafayette football players are suspended, including senior safety Tyree Skipper for the rest of the season, for their roles in a postgame fight against players from Texas State. When the Sun Belt announced the suspensions, the conference said it considered the matter closed and would have no further comment. That last line did not sit well with Dave Schultz from the Locked On Sun Belt podcast.

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Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple announces another grant round for the Louisiana fortified roof program. It’s limited to those who live in the coastal zone, as well as in Lake Charles, Sulphur and Westlake. Temple says this will by no means be the last grant period for the fortified roof program.

Cut 5 (11) “…in coastal Louisiana.”

Temple made the announcement during a celebration of the installation of ten-thousand fortified roofs in the state.

State Representative Julie Emerson is inviting business owners in New York City who are anxious following the results of that city’s mayoral election to set up shop in Louisiana. Emerson says many businesses are relocating to Southern states, which she says have tax policies that are more favorable to businesses; and with the tax reform that the legislature passed last year, Louisiana is ready to join that trend.

Cut 8 (07) “…create jobs here.”

Another application period of the Louisiana fortified roof grant program opens tomorrow and will be open for one week. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple made the announcement yesterday as he announced the installation of ten-thousand fortified roofs in Louisiana. Temple says the procedure is the same as the previous one – it’s a lottery; and if you had registered for a previous lottery, your registration is still active for this next drawing.

Cut 4 (03) “…for the grant.”

The grant program is limited to those who live in the coastal zone, as well as in Lake Charles, Sulphur and Westlake.

Representative Julie Emerson is inviting businesses to Louisiana looking to relocate from New York City in the wake of that city’s mayoral election. The Carencro Republican says her post is intended primarily to promote Louisiana as a business-friendly state.

Cut 7 (09) “…for our people.”

The suspensions of seven U-L Lafayette football players for their roles in Saturday’s postgame brawl with Texas State players is not sitting well with Dave Schultz, the host of the Locked On Sun Belt podcast. Schultz notes that it was the Texas State players who started the fight, but the Cajuns got the brunt of the suspensions – including senior safety Tyree Skipper, who was suspended for the rest of the season, in effect ending his collegiate career.

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Schultz says Sun Belt Commissioner Keith Gill owes the players, the coaches, the schools and the fans more details.

Representative Julie Emerson is rolling out the welcome mat for New York City businesses looking to relocate from the city in the wake of that city’s mayoral election. The Carencro Republican, who chairs the state House Ways and Means Committee, says even though the effects are not yet known since Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has not yet taken office, businesses anxious over his policies are more than welcome to set up shop in Louisiana.

Cut 6 (07) “…to do that.”

On the heels of announcing the installation of ten-thousand fortified roofs in Louisiana, Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple announces another round of fortified roof grants. Temple says the application period opens tomorrow morning and will be open for one week.

Cut 3 (05) “…applicants on that.”

This round of grants is once again limited to those who live in the coastal zone, as well as in Lake Charles, Sulphur and Westlake.

Two Louisiana football programs are being punished for their involvement in fights in their respective games. Andre Champagne has more.

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A middle school student in Lafourche Parish is facing charges for allegedly sharing explicit photos of female classmates created with artificial intelligence. The investigation was opened back in August after some boys shared some of those images, which led to an altercation on a school bus. Additional arrests are possible.

The LSU-Brian Kelly saga has worked its way to the courtroom. The Tigers’ former head football coach has filed a lawsuit against his former employer, demanding his full 54-million-dollar buyout after the school fired him October 26th. Kelly claims in his lawsuit filed in East Baton Rouge Parish that LSU is trying to claim that it fired him for cause and is trying to get out of paying him anything.

LSU is not the only Louisiana school dealing with college football drama. Seven U-L Lafayette players are suspended following a postgame altercation with Texas State. Senior Tyree Skipper is suspended for the rest of the season, while the others are suspended for one game each. Head Coach Mike Desormeaux says the fight put a damper on the mood in the locker room after the win.

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Also, 18 Grambling players are suspended for their role in a fight against Bethune-Cookman.

At least there’s no drama in Louisiana high school football going into the playoffs, which start this week. North DeSoto is the top seed in the division two non-select bracket. Spencer Verett with the LHSAA Network says the Griffins have a really good team, but there’s also Iowa, Franklin Parish and Lakeshore; and defending champ Cecilia is a 13-seed.

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LSU’s School of Information Studies is marking this Veterans Day with a 91-thousand-dollar grant aimed at preserving the records of Vietnam-era military veterans. Dr. Edward Benoit, the interim director of S-I-S, says the two-year planning project will create a program for librarians, archivists and Veteran Service Organizations to help those veterans document and preserve those records.

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The LSU School of Information Studies is marking this Veterans Day with a huge grant to preserve Vietnam-era military records. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Two Louisiana football programs are being punished for their involvement in fights in their respective games. Andre Champagne has more.

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The Louisiana High School football playoffs kick off Friday. Jeff Palermo has a look at the non-select brackets.

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LSU’s School of Information Studies is marking this Veterans Day with a 91-thousand-dollar grant aimed at preserving the records of Vietnam-era military veterans. Dr. Edward Benoit, the interim director of S-I-S, says the two-year planning project will create a program for librarians, archivists and Veteran Service Organizations to help those veterans document and preserve those records.

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Dr. Benoit says many Vietnam-era veterans, the average age of whom is 75, lack complete documentation of their military experience due to lost or destroyed records, since that era came before documents were preserved digitally.

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Benoit says this project, dubbed the Virtual Footlocker Project 2, will create digital copies of the records of Vietnam-era veterans, which will benefit not only the veterans themselves, but also their family members.

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President Trump is floating an idea of using tariff income to give Americans two-thousand-dollar rebate checks. It’s a decision that Trump cannot make unilaterally – it’s Congress which controls the purse strings, and House Speaker Mike Johnson says there may be other options for using that tariff income.

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On KEEL radio in Shreveport this week, Johnson said he’s not convinced that spending tariff income to give Americans rebate checks is the best use of that money.

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The Supreme Court may ultimately have the final say. While it’s issued preliminary rulings that’s allowed Trump to continue imposing tariffs, it has not issued a final ruling yet. If it ultimately rules that Trump improperly used emergency powers to impose tariffs, the government may have to give that money back to the countries that paid those tariffs in the first place.

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Two football games involving Louisiana schools were marred by fights over the weekend, and their respective conferences have handed down punishments. The Sun Belt Conference has suspended six Texas State and seven UL-Lafayette football players after a postgame altercation following the Cajuns’ 42-39 win. Head coach Michael Desormeaux (DEZ-er-moe) says he was frustrated with how things were handled at the end of the game.

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Desormeaux defended his players and believes that Texas State is to blame for the outburst after the game.

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Senior safety Tyree Skipper has been suspended for the rest of the season, while six other Cajuns will serve a one-game suspension. Even though the Cajuns won, Desormeaux says the locker room didn’t show it after the scuffle.

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Meanwhile, the SWAC is suspending 18 Grambling State football players after their involvement in a brawl with Bethune-Cookman players that occurred after halftime in the Tigers’ 31-23 win on Saturday. Additionally, the university is being fined 40 thousand dollars. Head coach Mickey Joseph says the team takes full accountability for the irresponsible behavior.

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Nine players from Bethune-Cookman were suspended, and that school was fined 25-thousand dollars.

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The Louisiana High School football playoffs start Friday. Today we’ll look at the non-select brackets. In Division One, Ruston and Neville are the top two seeds. Spencer Verrett with the LHSAA Network says these two district rivals played each other in October, and it was one of the best games of the year.

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Ruston beat Neville on October 17th, 41-37.

North DeSoto is the top seed in Division Two non-select. Verrett says the Griffins have a really good team, but there’s also Iowa, Franklin Parish and Lakeshore; and defending champ Cecilia is a 13-seed.

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Jena is the number one seed in Division Three non-select. Sterlington is the defending champ and the two seed. Verrett says Sterlington could play St. James in the semifinals after beating the Wildcats in last year’s title game. He says the bracket is also loaded with other several great teams.

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In Division Four, Verrett likes top-seeded Haynesville to win its 18th state championship.

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LSU interim head football coach Frank Wilson didn’t name a starting quarterback for Saturday’s matchup against Arkansas, but all signs point towards senior Garrett Nussmeier remaining as Q-B one. Wilson says that Nussmeier will take the first team reps this week in practice.

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Just like the quarterback position, Wilson did not name a starting right tackle. Redshirt freshman Weston Davis started on Saturday against Alabama, but he was replaced by redshirt freshman Ory Williams later in the game. Wilson says he and the staff will continue to evaluate their play before making a decision.

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Wilson says he is hopeful for junior linebacker Whit Weeks’ return to the field after he’s missed the last two games due to a bone bruise.

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If you thought last night was cold, tonight will be even colder. A freeze warning is in effect tonight and into tomorrow morning for all of south Louisiana and the Delta parishes in northeast Louisiana, as low temperatures could drop into the upper 20s for some locations. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says you’ll need warm layers if you plan on being outside.

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Since the Louisiana fortified roof program launched two years ago, ten-thousand Louisiana homeowners have put fortified roofs on their homes. Among them is Stephen Curtis, who says the program has given him and his family peace of mind.

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The end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history could be in sight. Don Molino reports.

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He wants his money. Fired LSU head football coach Brian Kelly is seeking the full 54-million-dollar buyout the school owes him after firing him last month. The Advocate reports LSU offered Kelly lump-sum payments of 25-million and 30-million dollars on the day it fired him, but Kelly said no.

A freeze warning is in effect tonight and into tomorrow morning for all of south Louisiana and the Delta parishes in northeast Louisiana as low temperatures could drop into the upper 20s for some locations. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says below freezing temperatures are possible as far south as the I-10/I-12 corridor.

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The longest government shutdown in U.S. history could soon come to an end. Last night, the Senate finally cleared a key hurdle to pass a spending bill to fund the government through January 30th. House Speaker Mike Johnson says he has called all House members back, and the House will take up the spending package after the Senate passes it and once all House members are back in Washington.

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Louisiana is celebrating the installation of ten-thousand fortified roofs. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple made the announcement of the milestone in a news conference this morning at the headquarters of Parish Roofing and Construction in Baton Rouge. Company co-founder Ryan Theriot says there are many benefits to a fortified roof.

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LSU interim head football coach Frank Wilson says quarterbacks Garrett Nussmeier and Michael Van Buren will both play this Saturday against Arkansas. Wilson said both signal callers did some good things in the Tigers 20-9 loss to Alabama.

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The loss dropped LSU t0 5-and-4 on the season, 1-and-4 in SEC play.