The EPA says it’s making progress in the cleanup of the Tangipahoa River more than a month after the explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland. The update comes just days after Governor Landry took to social media to urge the EPA to pick up the pace. During a news conference, in which Landry attended, EPA Region Six Administrator Scott Mason says crews have cleaned up most of the oil that ended up in the waterways.

Cut 4 (11) “…material recovery effort.”

The Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources is now the Department of Conservation and Energy. C-and-E spokesman Patrick Courreges (koo-RAHJ) says technology, industry, and environmental best practices have changed over the decades, and this re-organization helps the agency catch up.

Cut 8 (12) “…policy going forward.”

The Louisiana Wildlife Federation is urging the public to go “Lights Out” to protect migrating birds this fall. Jeff Palermo has the story.

Cut 2 (32) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

The College Football National Championship game is returning to New Orleans as it will be held in the Caesars Superdome on January 24th, 2028. Rich Clark, the executive director of the College Football Playoff, says they are thrilled to bring the national championship game to New Orleans in 2028, and they know the fans will enjoy the experience.

Cut 13 (12)  “…big events.”

After the murder of a Chicago woman while she was in New Orleans for her birthday, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is concerned about the city’s reputation. And he says while he does not want to undermine the governor with his request for assistance from National Guard troops, he would take a different approach.

Cut 13 (09)  “…to solving crime.”

Nungesser praised the work of Troop NOLA, saying that it’s been very effective in reducing crime in

New Orleans, including the French Quarter.

Governor Landry also identified Shreveport as a city that could use the assistance of the national guard to fight crime saying there are signs that violent crime is on the rise. But Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux says violent crime in Shreveport is down almost ten percent in 2025 and murders are down more than 20-percent…

Cut 5 (10) “…simply not true.”

The Shreveport Police union says instead of spending money on deploying the National Guard, those dollars could be better used by hiring more police officers.

Five juveniles were recently arrested for posting threats on social media against Rapides Parish high schools that put the community on edge and caused shutdowns and cancelations of homecoming events and Tommy Carnline with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office says those juvenile jokes, pranks or whatever they want to call them will have very severe ramifications.

Cut 11 (10) “…can’t do that.”

Investigators say they found that the threats were not connected but were copycat incidents.

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is deeply concerned about how New Orleans is being viewed nationally after a woman from Chicago is killed while in the city celebrating her 33rd birthday. Nungesser says whether it’s unfair or not, it paints the city in a bad light.

Cut 12 (13) “…fearful of coming.”

Governor Landry has used incidents like these as justification for calling in National Guard troops to help fight crime in cities. In addition to New Orleans, he identified Shreveport as a city that can use the assistance of the national guard. In his formal request to the Pentagon, Landry says he would like to see the Guard deployment last through June 30^th. Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux says the guard could help with major events the city holds…

Cut 4 (09) “…Mudbug madness.”

Authorities investigating threats posted online against high schools in Rapides Parish say the threats were copycat incidents done by juveniles. Five have been arrested. Tommy Carnline with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office says they may think they’re being funny, but law enforcement is not laughing, and the community is on edge.

Cut 10 (13) “…you under arrest.”

Those threats caused some school shutdowns and cancelation of some homecoming events.

LSU football coach Brian Kelly says any speculation that quarterback Garrett Nussmeier needs surgery to repair an injury he suffered in fall camp is just not true…

Cut 6 (08) “…silly actually.”

Kelly says after an abdominal strain not a core injury, Nussmeier is healthy and the injury he sustained is much better.

Governor Landry says one-thousand Louisiana National Guard troops need to be deployed to urban centers throughout the state because of elevated crime rates in Shreveport, Baton Rouge and New Orleans. But crime data analyst Jeff Asher says after New Orleans had the nation’s highest murder rate in 2022, homicides are now the lowest since 1970 and other violent crimes are down.

Cut 8 (12) “…peak in 2023.”

Asher says murders are also down in Baton Rouge and Shreveport.

Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux says he welcomes any assistance in dealing with crime but has several questions about the possibility of National Guard troops teaming up with city police to combat crime.

Cut 3 (09) “…civil rights.”

Scary moments outside a Montessori school in Alexandria as a deputy shoots towards a driver trying to run him over. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 2 (34) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

Avoyelles High School was on a soft lockdown yesterday in response to social media threats and a 13-year-old has been arrested for making them. The nature of the treats was not specified, and Avoyelles Parish Sheriff David Dauzat says the juvenile has been charged with four counts of terrorizing. Five juveniles were recently arrested in Rapids Parish for social media threats that caused the shutdowns of schools and cancelation of homecoming events.

If US Representatives cannot agree on how to keep the government funded by midnight Eastern time, that’s 11:00 our time tonight, the government will shut down – and at this point, the Democrats and Republicans are galaxies apart. Senator Bill Cassidy says Democrats are looking to add one-trillion dollars to the national debt by spending money on things that Republicans will never go along with.

Cut 12 (11) “…access to Medicaid.”

Democratic Congressman Troy Carter, on the other hand, says Republicans are determined to enact policies that take away Americans’ basic rights and freedoms.

Cut 13 (11)  “…freedom of speech.”

Cassidy says the House speaker is offering an extension to continue the negotiations.

Governor Jeff Landry has asked the federal government to fund the deployment of one thousand Louisiana National Guard soldiers to help law enforcement fight crime. Jeanne Burns has the story…

Cut 1 (29) “…I’m Jeanne Burns.”

Schools in Rapides Parish have been disrupted after a series of social media threats.

High schools have had to cancel homecoming events and Pineville Representative Mike Johnson says this is something that the legislature needs to address in the next session and it’s not just the juvenile perpetrators who need to be held accountable.

Cut 8 (08) “…in some situations.”

For the third time this month Southern University in Baton Rouge is responding to threats. Around noon today, the university ordered an evacuation of the library and University officials sent notices to students to stay away from John B. Cade Library due to a potential threat. The university called it a “precautionary measure”. The notice said the library would remain closed until further notice while an investigation is conducted. Earlier this month Southern along with several other HBCUs across the country closed their campus due to threats and on Sept 22^nd, John W Fisher Hall was evacuated after a suspicious item was found near the building.

A series of threats against high schools in Rapides Parish have school authorities on edge. Over the course of the last several days, social media threats against four high schools have forced the cancellation of school and school events. Five juveniles have been arrested, but Pineville Representative Mike Johnson says current laws are way too lenient.

Cut 7 (13) “…the young people.”

Governor Jeff Landry has made a formal request to the Pentagon for the federal government to pay for the deployment of one thousand Louisiana National Guard Troops to assist local law enforcement in fighting crime in New Orleans. He says not only New Orleans but the state is also seeing elevated crime rates in Shreveport and Baton Rouge. He says the Guard can supplement law enforcement presence in high-crime areas…

Cut 5 (04) “…our streets.”

The U-S Department of Education is sending Louisiana 13-point-five million dollars to support charter schools. The money will be divided up among numerous charter schools who will have to submit applications to the department of education. Assistant Superintendent in the Office of the School Choice, Germaine Gilson says charter schools are an important piece in the state’s effort to expand school choice options, and the state wants them to succeed…

Cut 10 (12) “…students forward.”

A state representative from Rapides Parish says laws need to be beefed up amid a series of social media threats against high schools. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 2 (33) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

And this morning Just after 9:00 someone allegedly tried to run over a School Resource Officer in the parking lot of Peabody Montessori School in Alexandria. Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Offices says it happened when the deputy saw a vehicle speeding in the parking lot and tried to stop the vehicle. When the vehicle came toward the deputy they fired shots at the vehicle, but the driver fled the scene causing a lockdown at several schools in the area. Most have since been lifted but police have blocked off 14th Street in Alexandria believing the suspect may be in the area.

Governor Jeff Landry has made a formal request to the Pentagon for the federal government to pay for the deployment of one thousand Louisiana National Guard Troops, who will assist local law enforcement in fighting crime. Landry, who appeared on Fox News last night, says when he took office last year, there was a decline in violent crime in New Orleans, but recently they’ve seen an uptick…

Cut 3 (08) “…right now.”

National Guard units have already been deployed to Washington D.C., Memphis, Tennessee, Portland, Oregon

The U-S Department of Education is sending Louisiana 13-point-five million dollars to support charter schools. This allocation is on top of the 55 million dollars the state received in 2023 to increase the number of charter schools. Assistant Superintendent in the Office of the School Choice, Germaine Gilson, on how this round of money can be used…

Cut 9 (09)  “…really important.”

A Chicago woman was killed and three others injured in a Sunday morning shooting on Bourbon Street and New Orleans Police are looking for the suspected shooter seen on surveillance video wearing a gray and black hoodie. He is seen with another man and two women at the time of the shooting around 2 a.m. The New Orleans Police Department says a fight escalated leading to a “shootout” but the cause of the shooting remains under investigation. The woman who died was an innocent bystander in town celebrating her 33^rd birthday.

A fugitive for over 20 years, 61-year-old Van Leo has been sentenced to 3 life sentences in prison for the rape and molestation of several children in the 1990’s. Calcasieu Parish D.A. Stephen Dwight says Leo was brought back to Louisiana from Iowa. He says he thought he got away with it.

Cut 9 (05)  “…anything like that.”

Van Leo owned a restaurant in Sulphur and Dwight says the victims, ages 4 years old to 12, were family members or friends of his family.

Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple supports a change in the hurricane rating system. He says a proposed new system would better assist governments decide when to issue evacuation orders. It would have given different ratings to notable storms of the past that were based solely on windspeed.

Cut 6 (09) “…these other variables.”

The proposed new scale would include windspeed, storm surge, and rainfall for six overall Categories.

LSU Health Shreveport is awarded a 7.5-million-dollar grant from the National Science Foundation to launch a new research center. Dr. Oren Rom, the senior associate dean

teach biotechnology and molecular biology, in the field of metabolic research to combat diseases like obesity, diabetes and liver disease. He says, especially in Louisiana, research into combatting those diseases is important.

Cut 12 (14) “…and drugs.”

A south Louisiana man, who went on the run for more than 20 years after raping and molesting several children in the 1990s, has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences in prison. Calcasieu Parish District Attorney Stephen Dwight says 61-year-old Van Leo was brought back from Sprit Lake, Iowa to stand trial in Louisiana. He says the victims were between the ages of four and 12-years-old and the crimes happened from 1992 to 2000….

Cut 8 (07) “…faced their accuser.”

Dwight says the juvenile victims were either family members or friends of his family.

LSU Health Shreveport is awarded their first National Science Foundation grant — 7.5-million dollars to launch a new research center. Senior Associate Dean, Dr. Oren Rom says they will teach students the basic skills in biotechnology and molecular biology, specifically in the field of metabolic research to combat diseases like obesity, diabetes and liver disease.

Cut 11 (07) “…tackle those diseases.”

You can count Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple among those who would support a change to how the National Hurricane Center rates the strength of hurricanes. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

Ole Miss handed LSU football its first loss of the season. LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier had one of his worst games in the purple and gold, throwing for only 197 yards with a touchdown and costly interception. Although Nussmeier struggled for most of the night, Kelly says the offense’s failure comes as a collective unit.

Cut 14 (13) “…the ball.”

The final score was 24-19

A southwest Louisiana man who raped and molested multiple children in the 1990s and then fled to the Midwest has been sentenced to life in prison. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 2 (31) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

A Chicago woman was killed and three others injured in a Sunday morning shooting on Bourbon Street and New Orleans Police are looking for the suspected shooter seen on surveillance video wearing a gray and black hoodie. He is seen with another man and two women at the time of the shooting around 2 a.m. The New Orleans Police Department says a fight escalated leading to a “shootout” but the cause of the shooting remains under investigation. The woman who died was an innocent bystander in town celebrating your 33^rd birthday.

Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple supports a change in how the National Hurricane Center rates the strength of hurricanes. Experts from the University of South Florida are proposing a system that would consider rainfall and storm surge in addition to wind speed. Temple says the proposed new rating system would better assist governments in deciding when to issue evacuation orders.

Cut 5 (09) “…need to evacuate.”

With the new scale, a storm with two or more Category factors would be a Category Six storm.

LSU football suffered its first loss of the season to Ole Miss by a score of 24 -19. The Tigers were unable to move the ball during most of the evening, totaling just 254 total yards of offense. LSU was only 2 for 11 on third downs. Head coach Brian Kelly said the coaching staff has to do a better job of putting the players in position to convert.

Cut 13 (12)  “…some plays.”

The Tigers rushed for only 57 yards against one of the worst rush defenses in the nation.