Governor John Bel Edwards is urging residents to prepare for the possibility of at least a Category Two hurricane making landfall in Louisiana either Friday night or early Saturday morning. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Hurricane Delta is currently in the Caribbean and is expected to enter the Gulf tomorrow after going over the tip of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula…
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Keim says Delta is expected to be a major hurricane as it moves through the Gulf, but cooler waters near the Gulf coast will weaken the storm.

The Shreveport Police Department is working a triple homicide that happened last night in the Allendale neighborhood. Officers say the bodies of three men were found outside of a vacant house and the victims were shot in the head. The search is ongoing for the suspect or suspects.

A House committee approves a resolution that would block the Fire Marshal from enforcing COVID health rules on businesses…
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That measure heads to the House floor and so does a bill that would result in municipalities losing state construction dollars if they defund their police departments. Prairieville Representative Tony Bacala says cutting police budgets would result in more crime…
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Hurricane Delta continues to strengthen and we are looking a major hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico tomorrow. Kevin Barnhart has the story…
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Delta is now a Category Two hurricane and is eyeing a first landfall on the Yucatan Peninsula tomorrow, but is expected to maintain it’s major hurricane Category status as it gets in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center says it’s possible Delta could be a Cat 4 storm and possibly be a Cat 3 when it makes landfall early Saturday along the Louisiana coast.

A House committee has approved legislation that would result in local governments and universities losing funding for construction projects if they cut their police budgets by ten percent or more. Alexandria Representative Lance Harris is the author of the bill and he’s not a fan of the defund police movement. Bastrop Representative Frederick Jones also disagrees with the Defund movement, but he voted against the bill…
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The bill heads to the House floor.

Former Governor Mike Foster will be laid to rest tomorrow in his hometown of Franklin after passing away on Sunday at the age of 90. He’s credited for creating the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. L-C-T-C-S president Monty Sullivan says prior to 1998, the state had four community colleges and one technical college. That has since grown to a system of twelve colleges.
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Hurricane Delta has intensified into a Category Two storm as it’s expected to move over the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula tomorrow and be a major hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday. The current forecast track calls for Delta to make landfall in southeast Louisiana early Saturday morning. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it would be the fourth landfalling storm in Louisiana this season…
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2002 and 1923 are the other four landfalling storms.

Former Governor Mike Foster will be laid to rest tomorrow in his hometown of Franklin. Foster died Sunday at the age of 90. He’s known for creating the state’s current community and technical college system. L-C-T-C-S President Monty Sullivan says Foster stressed the importance of gaining skills for the workforce…
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At the state capitol, a resolution that would suspend the Fire Marshal’s ability to enforce COVID health guidelines on businesses clears a House committee. House Republican Caucus Chair Blake Miguez says business owners should be free to make their own decisions about how, or if they should open given the current COVID risk level.
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The committee vote was 12 to 5 in favor. One of those in dissent was New Orleans Representative Royce Duplessis who says the resolution infringes on the Governor’s constitutionally awarded public health authority.
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The resolution moves to the House floor where it is expected to pass much like a series of other bills did last week that targeted the Governor’s public health orders and powers.

Tropical Storm Delta is getting better organized and strengthening in the northwestern Caribbean Sea and is expected to become a hurricane on Tuesday. National Weather Service New Orleans meteorologist Kevin Gilmore says the storm appears to be on track for a Friday morning landfall.
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The cone of uncertainty stretches from the Louisiana-Texas state line to the Florida panhandle.

President Donald Trump will be released from the hospital Monday afternoon and allowed to continue recovering from COVID-19 at the White House. Congressman Mike Johnson says the President is a high-energy and healthy individual who should be able to shake off the disease…
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The state reported 230 new coronavirus cases and nine new deaths. Also, hospitalizations increased by 29 to 547.

Bayou Classic officials announced today the annual football game will be played in Shreveport next Spring, not New Orleans. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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LSU announces alcohol will be for sale at Saturday night’s home game against Missouri. Also, the school says ticketholders will no longer need to complete a CDC wellness check before entering Tiger Stadium. Governor Edwards says this will also be the case at other athletic venues like Cajun Field and Joe Aillet Stadium in Ruston.

The Bayou Classic football game between Southern and Grambling traditionally held Thanksgiving weekend in New Orleans is getting a new home for 2021 as it moves to Shreveport. The 47th annual game will take place on April 17. Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins says it’s a big win for the city.
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Tropical Storm Delta continues to strengthen in the west-central Caribbean and this system is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday morning as a hurricane and possibly developing into a Category Two storm before a potential landfall along Louisiana’s coast Friday morning. National Weather Service New Orleans meteorologist Kevin Gilmore says October hurricanes are not a rare event…
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Flags are half-staff today in remembrance of former two-term governor Mike Foster, who passed away yesterday at the age of 90 at his Franklin home. His former Chief of Staff, Stephen Perry, says Foster helped create the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, expand TOPS and directed one-point-seven billion dollars to higher education…
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During Foster’s final year in office in 2004, his approval rating was at 62-percent.

President Donald Trump remains hospitalized as he continues to recover from COVID-19. The infection of the President and 11 prominent Republicans is reportedly linked to a ceremony celebrating the Supreme court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barret. Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson disagrees with that assumption.
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Flags are at half-staff today as the state mourns the death of former two-term Governor Mike Foster. He’s known for helping to create the TOPS program and the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. The small businessman was elected governor in 1995 and Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Foster ran a fantastic campaign to beat out 15 other candidates…
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Foster died from age-related illnesses.

The second week of the special session begins today. La-Politics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says Republicans in the House and Senate have different opinions on how executive orders during public health emergencies should be handled. Alford says any bill that’s approved could be vetoed…
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A Pennington Biomedical Research Center researcher says a recent study shows uncontrolled blood sugar levels for type 2 diabetics can lead to long-term cognitive issues. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Eyes will be on the tropics this week as Tropical Storm Delta has formed south of Jamaica. The storm is expected to become a hurricane when it enters the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and it could make landfall as a Category Two storm on Friday.

Today is the deadline if you want to register to vote in person for the November third presidential election. The online deadline is October 13th.