Hurricane Zeta steamrolled through southeast Louisiana yesterday destroying property and uprooting trees. Zeta is responsible for at least one death in Louisiana. A person was electrocuted in New Orleans’ Gert Town neighborhood. The Orleans Parish coroner says a 55-year-old male died as a result of electrocution from downed power lines.

48 hours ago forecasts projected Zeta would be at a category one, but when it made landfall near Cocodrie yesterday afternoon it was nearly a Cat 3. Matt Doyle on what happened…
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Hundreds of thousands are without power. Entergy is reporting more than 400-thousand outages and spokesperson Brandon Scardigli warns there could be prolonged outages…
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Scardigli says they have 45-hundred workers trying to restore power.

An LSU Health Sciences Center study finds more women in Louisiana are receiving breast cancer diagnoses sooner and better access to care and treatment since Medicaid was expanded in Louisiana in 2016…
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That’s the lead author of the report, Quyen Chu, who says because of Medicaid expansion, 91-thousand women in Louisiana received breast cancer screenings, many for the first time. Eleven-hundred were diagnosed with breast cancer.

Hurricane Zeta didn’t last long in southeast Louisiana after making landfall in Terrebonne Parish yesterday afternoon, but the Category Two storm still produced a lot of damage. Zeta ripped off roofs, toppled trees, and knocked down power lines. Entergy says 426-thousand of its customers are without power and spokesperson Brandon Scardigli says with a Category Two storm, it could take up to ten days before power is fully restored…
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Zeta just kept getting stronger as it approached Louisiana’s coast yesterday and nearly made landfall as a Category Three storm. Early projections had Zeta making landfall as either a Cat one or a tropical storm. State Climatologist Barry Keim says forecasters were at least right on a projected landfall…
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An LSU-Health Sciences Center study shows more women in the state are receiving breast cancer diagnoses sooner due to Medicaid expansion. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Make sure you leave the house today with a jacket as it will be a chilly and breezy day.

Hurricane Zeta has strengthened into a Category Two storm with maximum sustained winds at 100 miles per hour as the storm takes aim on Louisiana’s southeastern coast. A landfall near Port Fourchon is expected this afternoon and Zeta will then race past New Orleans and eastern St. Tammany Parish. Damaging winds are the main threat. Shawn O’ Neil with the National Weather Service says flash flooding is also possible for metro New Orleans…
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Zeta is moving north-northeast at 20 miles per hour.

The head of State Police, Colonel Kevin Reeves, is retiring. This announcement comes as a federal investigation is ongoing into the death of a Black Man while in State Police custody last year. But Governor Edwards says Reeves retirement has been in the works…
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The family of a mentally ill Shreveport man who died after an incident with police is seeking a 25 million dollar settlement from the city.
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Governor Edwards has vetoed a bill supported by Republican legislators that would have given lawmakers more authority over the governor’s emergency orders. The governor wrote in his veto letter that the bill allows for legislators to cast votes on life or death decisions from their homes via text message, which he says doesn’t represent a serious approach to responding to a public health emergency.

Hurricane Zeta is getting stronger as it approaches Louisiana’s coast. Its maximum sustained winds are 90 miles per hour and the storm is forecast to make landfall this afternoon in southeast Louisiana with winds around 100 miles per hour. That would make it a Category Two storm. Shawn O’Neil with the National Weather Service says heavy rainfall is likely, but Zeta’s fierce winds are the biggest concern
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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is riding out Hurricane Zeta in Plaquemines Parish, where he once served as parish president. Nungesser is concerned about flooding as construction continues on a federal levee system…
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Nungesser says Zeta is a fast-moving storm at 18 miles per hour.

The family of Tommie McGlothen Jr., a mentally ill man who died after being in Shreveport Police custody, is seeking a 25 million dollar wrongful death settlement from the City of Shreveport. Video shows officers beating McGlothen and the coroner’s report says he was then left unattended in a police cruiser for 48 minutes and later died. Family attorney James Carter…
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The incident occurred last April and the four officers involved are facing criminal charges.

The head of State Police, Colonel Kevin Reeves, has announced he will retire at the end of the week. There’s an ongoing investigation into the death of a black man while in State police custody. But Governor Edwards says he knew of Reeves’ retirement plans since last year…
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Edwards says he’s never lost confidence in Reeves.

Hurricane Zeta’s maximum sustained winds are at 90 miles per hour and additional strengthening is possible as the storm takes aim on Louisiana’s southeastern coast. A landfall near Port Fourchon is expected this afternoon and Zeta will then race past New Orleans and eastern St. Tammany Parish. Damaging winds are the main threat. Shawn O’ Neil with the National Weather Service says flash flooding is also possible for metro New Orleans…
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Zeta is moving north at 18 miles per hour.

The head of State Police, Colonel Kevin Reeves, is retiring. This announcement comes as a federal investigation is ongoing into the death of a Black Man while in State Police custody last year. But Governor Edwards says Reeves retirement has been in the works…
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Entergy Louisiana has made unprecedented repairs this hurricane season and the utility provider says they are prepared for whatever challenges Zeta presents. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Governor John Bel Edwards is urging residents to be careful when using a generator as nine people lost their lives due to generator related accidents after Hurricane Laura…
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Hurricane Zeta has strengthened to a Category Two storm and is expected to maintain that strength when it makes landfall later today around Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes. Shawn O’ Neil with the National Weather Service in Slidell says since Zeta has strengthened, storm surge projections have gone up.
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Zeta is expected to pass over New Orleans, bringing 80 to 100 mile per hour winds to the New Orleans metro area later today. Mayor LaToya Cantrell says the city is no stranger to being on high alert….
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Zeta is moving at 17 miles per hour.

We’re six days away from Election Day and a University of New Orleans poll of Louisiana voters shows President Donald Trump up 59-36 over former Vice President Joe Biden. Biden has a lead in national polling buoyed by a large number of white suburban defectors who backed Trump in 2016, but UNO pollster Ed Chervenak says those voters are not shifting in Louisiana.
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The head of Louisiana State Police is retiring at a time when the L-S-P is the subject of a federal civil rights investigation that’s looking into the death of a Black man while in State Police custody last year. Colonel Kevin Reeves’ retirement is effective Friday. Governor John Bel Edwards calls Reeves a dedicated law enforcement official…
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Despite the controversy surrounding the death of Ronald Greene, Edwards says he did not lose confidence in Colonel Reeves and his retirement announcement has been in the works for a while.

Hurricane Zeta is getting stronger as it races towards the southeastern coast of Louisiana. Its maximum sustained winds are at 90 miles per hour and the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center says Zeta could make landfall near Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes as a Category Two storm. That means maximum sustained winds near 100-miles per hour near the eyewall. Governor John Bel Edwards…
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New Orleans, Slidell, along with Plaquemines, St. Bernard, Jefferson, Lafourche, and Terrebonne parishes could see peak winds between 70 to 100 miles per hour. Entergy spokesperson Brandon Scadigli says they are ready for anticipated outages…
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Scadigli says repairs requiring the use of bucket trucks, cannot be safely completed when winds exceed 30 miles per hour.

President Trump is set to cruise to another easy win in Louisiana according to a new UNO poll. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Governor Edwards has vetoed a bill supported by Republican legislators that would have given lawmakers more authority over the governor’s emergency orders. The governor wrote in his veto letter that the bill allows for legislators to cast votes on life or death decisions from their homes via text message, which he says doesn’t represent a serious approach to responding to a public health emergency.