More than 12-thousand drivers who have auto insurance through Allstate will see a decrease in auto insurance premiums next year. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated has been elected the city’s chief criminal court record keeper. Calvin Duncan, fought for decades to clear his name, uncovering evidence that police officers lied in court.  His conviction was tossed by a judge in 2021.  According to unofficial returns, Duncan won Saturday’s election with 68% of the vote.

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Military-related spending in Louisiana generated more than 17-billion dollars in total economic activity during fiscal year 2024, up 77-percent from 2021. That’s according to a new report from Louisiana Economic Development. Louisiana Veterans Affairs Secretary Charlton Meginley says employment has also risen 52-percent with more than 117-thousand jobs contributing to Louisiana’s economy…

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LSU’s three-game losing streak is over, and Frank Wilson gets his first win as the Tigers’ interim head coach as the tiers beat Arkansas this weekend 23-22.  During the postgame, Wilson said he talked to his team before the game about how nothing would come easy, and Saturday’s game exemplified that.

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The Willie Green era has come to an end in New Orleans.  The Pelicans fired their head coach this morning.  The 44 year old Green was in his fifth season as Pelicans head coach with a dismal record of 2-9, including four losses by at least 20 points. Green’s final game was last night’s 118-104 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Louisiana’s former House Speaker, Clay Schexnayder, is facing felony charges for allegedly stealing a rare Louisiana artifact. The 20-foot-long cypress board was last seen 18 months ago in Schexnayder’s legislative office in Gonzales.  Legal analyst Franz Borghardt says this will be a tough case to prosecute…

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Sad news from the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office  announcing the tragic loss of a Vivian Police Officer, shot and killed in the line of duty yesterday evening.  It happened around 5:30 on North Pine Street in Vivian as officers were executing an arrest warrant for 58 year old Nicolas Edward Alexander who was wanted for cyberstalking. We’re told Alexander fired multiple shots through the front door, hitting officer Marc Brock, who later died.  Alexander was arrested after a two-hour stand off.

This is the last weekend of the State Fair of Louisiana; and if you’re a hockey fan, there’s a special deal for you this weekend. Russell Adams with the State Fair tells KEEL if you go to the fair Friday or Saturday, you can get discounted tickets to the Shreveport Mudbugs game at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum.

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Tragic news, as a motorcycle crash claimed the life of an Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Deputy last night. Louisiana State Police responded to the two-vehicle crash on LA 44 in Ascension Parish shortly after 9 p.m., where, according to the investigation, 40 year old Deputy Joshua Dunaway was traveling north on his 2024 Suzuki motorcycle when it rear-ended a 2024 GMC Sierra that had just turned right from Lee Drive onto LA 44. Dunaway was pronounced dead at the scene.

Big news in St. Tammany Parish as the 56-million-dollar I-12 widening project is completed months ahead of schedule. Rodney Mallett with DOTD says with the growth in St. Tammany Parish, coupled with I-12 being a major freight corridor for trucks going coast to coast, the volume along that stretch of roadway has increased significantly in just the last few years.

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By now, you’ve likely heard that former Louisiana House Speaker, Clay Schexnayder, is facing felony charges for allegedly stealing a rare Louisiana artifact. Schexnayder has said the 20-foot-long cypress board was still in his office when he left last year and he didn’t take it.  Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office is prosecuting the case. Legal analyst Franz Borghardt.

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It’s election day across much of Louisiana.  32 parishes are heading to the polls to vote on propositions.   For information on what, if anything’s on the ballot in your area, go to geauxvote.com.

Quarterback Garret Nussmier is doubtful for today’s game against Arkansas.  Sources say Nussmier has been dealing with an abdominal injury and was officially downgraded from probable to questionable on the SEC availability report.  Michael Van Buren Junior will likely start at QB for the Tigers.

The New Orleans Pelicans announced today they’re firing head coach Willie Green after a 2-10 start to the 2025-26 season.  Green, initially hired after a strong stint as an assistant under Monty Williams with the Phoenix Suns, was let go early in the fifth season of his tenure in New Orleans after a disappointing start that included an NBA-record three 30-point losses in their first six games.

A major milestone in St. Tammany Parish as the 56-million-dollar I-12 widening project is completed months ahead of schedule. Rodney Mallett with DOTD says the freeway was widened in the Covington-Mandeville area.

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This is the last weekend of the State Fair of Louisiana, and Andrew Greenstein has a couple ways you can save money.

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The Louisiana Department of Health has an important warning for people with infants. ByHeart Inc has issued a recall of its Whole Nutrition Infant Formula because it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacteria which can make infants sick.  Officials say the formula should be thrown away immediately or returned to the store where it was purchased.

The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office is heartbroken to announce the tragic loss of a Vivian Police Officer, shot and killed in the line of duty yesterday evening.  It happened around 5:30 on North Pine Street in Vivian as officers were executing an arrest warrant for 58 year old Nicolas Edward Alexander, who was wanted for cyberstalking. When the officers arrived at the front door, Alexander allegedly fired multiple shots through the closed doo. One officer was hit and taken to the hospital where he later died.  Alexander was arrested after a two-hour standoff.

Louisiana’s former House Speaker, Clay Schexnayder, is facing felony charges for allegedly stealing a rare Louisiana artifact. The 20-foot-long cypress board was last seen 18 months ago in Schexnayder’s legislative office in Gonzales.  Legal analyst Franz Borghardt says this will be a tough case to prosecute…

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The Louisiana Department of Health is getting ready to distribute all SNAP benefits to eligible recipients, including able-bodied adults. Beginning next week, full federal benefits will be paid to eligible SNAP households that have not yet received November benefits. Households that have received only 65% of their November benefits will receive the other 35% next week as well.

This is the last weekend of the State Fair of Louisiana; and if you’re a hockey fan, there’s a special deal for you this weekend. Russell Adams with the State Fair tells KEEL if you go to the fair Friday or Saturday, you can get discounted tickets to the Shreveport Mudbugs game at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum.

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And bad news for LSU fans as Quarterback Garret Nussmier is doubtful to today’s game against Arkansas.  Sources say he’s been dealing with an abdominal injury and was officially downgraded from probable to questionable on the SEC availability report.

Louisiana gets its infrastructure report card.  Andrew Greenstein with details on how our state measures up.
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The State Bond Commission has approved the City of New Orleans’ request to secure a 125-million-dollar loan to cover payroll costs into January. Mayor Latoya Cantrel was not at that meeting.  But Mayor-elect Helena Moreno was there and says her administration is already looking hard at operational efficiencies.

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The former Louisiana House speaker is indicted in connection with the disappearance of a rare state artifact. A Baton Rouge grand jury indicted Clay Schexnayder on a charge of felony theft greater than 25-thousand dollars in the disappearance of an ancient cypress board. Tyler Bridges has been covering the story for The Advocate and says where the board is today is anyone’s guess.

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Bridges says Schexnayder was indicted because he was the last person to know of the whereabouts of the ancient artifact.

We’re learning more about Brian Kelly’s lawsuit against LSU…including claims that Monday was the first time the former Tigers coach was told the school was seeking to fire him for cause. Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne says sources close to the situation tell him that’s not the case, as Kelly was informed of the possibility that he could be fired for cause the day after LSU’s loss to Texas A&M.

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The former Louisiana House speaker is indicted in connection with the disappearance of a rare state artifact. A Baton Rouge grand jury indicted Clay Schexnayder on a charge of felony theft greater than 25-thousand dollars in the disappearance of an ancient cypress board. Tyler Bridges has been covering the story for The Advocate.

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The State Bond Commission has approved the City of New Orleans’ request to secure a 125-million-dollar loan to cover payroll costs into January. The city must have a dedicated fund for the loan, and Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack will oversee it. Waguespack took questions from Governor Jeff Landry.

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Tiger Rag is providing more insight into Brian Kelly’s 54-million dollar buyout dispute. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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The longest government shutdown in American history is over.  President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill last night, ending 43 days of no pay and uncertainty for thousands of Americans.

A Slidell child 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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A Tangipahoa Parish sheriff deputy’s shooting of an alleged criminal suspect yesterday is being investigated by Louisiana State Police. It happened around 6:30 last night on Waltrip Lane near Highway 442 in Tickfaw.   There’s no word on the suspect’s condition or details on the alleged crime.  We are told no deputies were injured in the incident.

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The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history may come to an end today. The House will be back in session 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 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. And he says the battle over the subsidies is far from over.

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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 saying 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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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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A deadly shooting in New Orleans yesterday.  New Orleans Police say a man was found just after 6:30 yesterday in the 21-hundred block of South Claiborne.  He had been shot at least once.  Authorities say the man was taken to a local hospital where he later died. No other details were made available.

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A five-year-old Slidell boy is killed, his grandmother 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.  Seuzeneau says this is a tragedy for the entire family, in more ways than one.

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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. But he believes the search is actually in a better place than it was a week ago after adding structure with a new president and athletic director.

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