After an offseason of questions, there will be some answers as the Saints report for training camp today.  Here’s Kace Kieschnick.

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BESE board member Paul Hollis will soon be leaving his post to become the new director of the U.S. Mint. The former lawmaker from St. Tammany Parish says the U.S. Mint plays an important role in the U.S. economy.

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Hollis’ nomination hearings before the Senate will take place in the fall, and he’s not expected to face any resistance.

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The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has set another black bear hunting season for December. This year, there will be 25 tags available in a month-long lotter y beginning next week.  Last year’ was the first black bear season in Louisiana since 19-87 and was limited to far northeast Louisiana. John Hanks, the large carnivore manager for LDWF, says this year it’s expanding to coastal parishes and the lower and upper Atchafalaya basins.

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Louisiana has put the brakes on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project for the West Bank in Plaquemines Parish which due in part to soaring costs.  The chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Gordon Dove, says now that the Mid-Barataria project is cancelled, the state can use the money in other areas along the coast.

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A former St. Tammany Parish lawmaker and current BESE board member is in line to become the new head of the U.S. Mint. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The search for a missing teen has ended in the worst possible way.  St. Martinville Police Department officials say the body of 15 year old Iris Davis, was found in a field near her home in St. Martin Parish. Davis was last seen on Sunday, July 17^th but was officially reported missing once she stopped contacting her guardian last Thursday.  Officials say the teen’s death is being investigated as a homicide.

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Louisiana has stopped a large-scale coastal restoration project called the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project. The plan was to construct the Mid-Barataria in Plaquemines Parish on the West Bank and use the Mississippi River to rebuild lost wetlands in the Barataria Basin. The chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Gordon Dove, says the cost became too much.

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The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will be holding another black bear hunting season in December. John Hanks, the large carnivore manager for LDWF, says 25 tags will be available in a month-long lottery, starting next Monday.

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Applicants will pay a 50-dollar non-refundable fee, and the 25 lucky ones who get hunting tags will be required to attend a LDWF bear hunter training course.

In a long-threatened move, Republicans have withdrawn all federal funding from PBS and NPR stations. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is in Lake Tahoe for the annual meeting of the National Lieutenant Governors Association.

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Lieutenant Governor Nungesser says the lieutenant governors are discussing a wide range of topics affecting their respective states.

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Lafayette native and former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier is returning to Louisiana to call it a career tonight versus Max Holloway. It has been ten years since Poirier fought in his home state, but he says now is not the time for reminiscing.

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Poirier has defeated Holloway twice before.

The SEC preseason poll released Friday has LSU finishing in fourth, close behind Alabama in third. Texas and Georgia took the top two spots, and there’s a clear cutoff between he top four teams and the rest of the field. Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne says the Tigers need to finish better than predicted.

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Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is in Lake Tahoe for the annual meeting of the National Lieutenant Governors Association.  He says they’ll be discussing a wide range of topics affecting their respective states.

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Republicans had been trying to cut off all federal funding for PBS and NPR for years and they’ve finally made it happen. Louisiana Senator John Kennedy says the broadcasting landscape has changed dramatically since in the last fifty years.

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The bill that strips more than one-billion dollars from public TV and radio is now awaiting the president’s signature

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The SEC preseason poll released yesterday has left LSU fans shocked as the Tigers are projected to finish fourth.  And South Carolina quarterback LaNorris Sellers was voted preseason first team All-SEC over LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier, another big surprise for another shocking decision for Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne.

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The poll has Texas, Georgia and Alabama finishing in the top three spots.

Lafayette native and former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier closes out his career tonight taking on Max Holloway tonight at the Smoothie King Center.  Poirrier will be raising money for his The Good Fight Foundation, auctioning off everything he wears in his final fight to support the Lafayette area.
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The Smoothie King Center will host Lafayette native Dustin Poirier’s final UFC fight tonight. Kace Kieschnick reports.

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The latest SEC preseason poll has LSU finishing in fourth, behind Texas, Georgia, and Alabama. But with the top incoming transfer class, Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne thinks LSU has enough to prove voters wrong.

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Republicans did what they have long sought to do – they have cut off all federal funding to PBS and NPR stations to the tune of more than one-billion dollars. Senator John Kennedy was among those who led the push because of what he says is a liberal slant in PBS and NPR’s news coverage.

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Jay Curtis, the general manager at Monroe NPR station KEDM, says all public radio and TV stations play an important role in their respective local communities.

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Kennedy said the broadcasting landscape has changed dramatically since the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was founded more than 50 years ago.

In a long-threatened move, Republicans have withdrawn all federal funding from PBS and NPR stations. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is in Lake Tahoe for the annual meeting of the National Lieutenant Governors Association.

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Lieutenant Governor Nungesser says the lieutenant governors are discussing a wide range of topics affecting their respective states.

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Lafayette native and former UFC Interim Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier is returning to Louisiana to call it a career tonight versus Max Holloway. It has been ten years since Poirier fought in his home state, but he says now is not the time for reminiscing.

Cut 6 (12) “…love Louisiana (cheers).”

Poirier has defeated Holloway twice before.

The SEC preseason poll released Friday has LSU finishing in fourth, close behind Alabama in third. Texas and Georgia took the top two spots, and there’s a clear cutoff between he top four teams and the rest of the field. Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne says the Tigers need to finish better than predicted.

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Congresswoman Julia Letlow announced last week she’s co-sponsoring a constitutional amendment to ban the burning of the U.S. flag.  She says it’s about protecting the flag and what it represents.  In 1989, the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark cast that flag burning is a form of symbolic speech protected under the First Amendment.  Letlow says…

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A proposed amendment must be approved by two-thirds of both the House and Senate and then ratified by three-fourths of the states.

Louisiana Tech has officially accepted the invitation to join the Sun Belt and will discuss the decision today at a 3 p-m press conference. KNOE-TV Sports Director Aaron Dietrich says it will be a big step towards saving money and selling tickets for both Louisiana Tech and ULM.

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If you hold a library card at the state library or at the library systems in Iberville, Livingston, Tangipahoa or Rapides parishes, you can now use your card to get into a museum! It’s an expansion of the State Library’s “Check Out Louisiana” program, which was originally developed to allow cardholders to obtain passes to state parks. State Librarian Meg Placke (PLACK-ee)

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The Pennington Biomedical Research Center has launched the Pennington Generation research study to study childhood obesity. Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk, an associate executive director for population and public health science at Pennington Biomedical, says the study just got underway, with about 90 kids having participated so far. In all, he says about 15-hundred will participate over 10-20 years..

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Certain library cardholders can use their library cards to obtain free admission to state museums. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A Flood Watch has been issued for all of Southeast Louisiana through Saturday due to the threat of tropical rain.  Experts say whether or not a tropical depression or storm develops, Louisiana should still be prepared for multiple days of rain. Latest forecasts show some areas of Southeast Louisiana could get see more than five inches of rain.

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The Pennington Biomedical Research Center has launched the Pennington Generation research study to study childhood obesity. Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk, an associate executive director for population and public health science at Pennington says Louisiana has several characteristics that may contribute to childhood obesity.

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Katsmarzyk says so far about 90 kids have participated in the study.

Louisiana Tech has officially accepted the invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference and will discuss the decision today at a 3 p-m press conference. The bulldogs can depart for the Sun Belt as soon as 2026 and were invited to join no later than July of 2027. . KNOE-TV Sports Director Aaron Dietrich hopes things will move quickly.

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Congresswoman Julia Letlow announced last week she’d be co-sponsoring a constitutional amendment to ban the burning of the U.S. flag with Arkansas Republican Steve Womack. Letlow says this amendment is about protecting the flag and what it represents.

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A proposed amendment must be approved by two-thirds of both the House and Senate and then ratified by three-fourths of the states.

The leader of a local rap label has been arrested as part of a drug bust in East Baton Rouge Parish, along with several others.   Authorities say the rap leader is 31 year old Jornell Keelen, who’s facing several charges.  East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux says more than 2,200 lethal doses of fentanyl, along with other drugs and items, were seized during the drug bust.

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After 21 years, Louisiana Tech is headed back to the Sun Belt. Kace Kieschnick reports.

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The Pennington Biomedical Research Center has launched the Pennington Generation research study to study childhood obesity. Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk, an associate executive director for population and public health science at Pennington says the study looks at lifestyle factors.

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Congresswoman Julia Letlow is cosponsoring a constitutional amendment banning the burning of the American flag. Colleen Crain has more.

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A Flood Watch has been issued for all of Southeast Louisiana through Saturday due to the threat of tropical rain.  That, as the National Hurricane Center monitors a tropical disturbance that models indicate could form a tropical depression or storm.  Regardless of development, experts say Louisiana should prepare for multiple days of rain. Latest forecasts show some areas of Southeast Louisiana could get see more than five inches of rain.

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The Pennington Biomedical Research Center has launched the Pennington Generation research study to study childhood obesity. Dr. Peter Katzmarzyk, an associate executive director for population and public health science at Pennington Biomedical, says the study is designed to examine the influence of lifestyle factors in Louisiana as they relate to childhood obesity.

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If you hold a library card at the state library or at the library systems in Iberville, Livingston, Tangipahoa or Rapides parishes, you can now use your card to get into a museum! State Librarian Meg Placke (PLACK-ee) says a limited number of passes are available.

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