Under an election plan the state was ordered to follow by a federal judge it is unlikely we will know the full results of the November 3rd election that night…
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Governor Edwards says the state is implementing new guidelines on nursing home visits after receiving new guidance from the federal government. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will allow nursing homes to conduct outdoor visitation with social distancing and indoor visitation can take place in parishes with no more than 10-percent test positivity.
A Tropical Depression in the southern Gulf of Mexico is close to tropical storm strength and there’s a chance it could become a hurricane late Sunday night, early Monday morning. National Weather Service Meteorologist Donald Jones says there’s not a lot of confidence in the forecast track
Cut 3 (12) “…few days.”
The current forecast track shows the system crawling up the Texas coastline towards Louisiana next week as a tropical storm.

August revenues for Louisiana’s riverboat casinos and one land-based casino were down 31% compared to August 2019. Only one casino reported higher revenues in August than the previous month, El Dorado Resort in Shreveport. Louisiana Casino Association executive director Wade Duty…
Cut 12 (10) “…in gaming revenue.”

Governor John Bel Edwards has changed his Phase 3 executive order to allow bars and restaurants to sell alcoholic beverages until 11 PM, instead of 10 PM. There’s only a handful of bars that are open in the state. Chad Monceaux opened City Bar in Crowley on Wednesday and says the eleven o’clock cutoff is still a problem…
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The governor’s office says four parishes have opted in to allow on-site consumption of alcohol, but that number grew last night with St. James, St. John and St. Charles opting in.

The state will see cooler and dryer air as a cold front sweeps across Louisiana today. State Climatologist Barry Keim says summer weather is not over with yet, but this is a welcomed break.
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The 2021 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame induction class features one of the best receivers to play for the Saints, LSU’s most decorated player on defense, and a college basketball legend. Hall of Fame Chairman Doug Ireland says the Saints all-time leading receiver Marques Colston will be enshrined in June…
Cut 10 (10) “…in New Orleans.”
Also going into the Hall are LSU legends Glenn Dorsey and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.

ULM will host the first college football game in Louisiana with fans tomorrow night when the Warhawks host Texas State. Athletic Director Scott McDonald says Malone Stadium will operate at 25-percent capacity…
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Kick-off is at 6:30.

Bars in a limited number of parishes have begun inviting patrons back for the first time in months. Matt Doyle has the story.
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As you heard Matt say, restaurants and bars that are allowed to open must serve its last drink by 11 PM. When the Phase 3 order came out last week, 10 PM was last call, but Edwards has announced he’s giving these establishments another hour. Bars must still close at 11 PM.

Sad news report, Remy Hidalgo, the Denham Springs football player who collapsed during practice on Tuesday has died at a New Orleans hospital.

The first day of Fall is Tuesday and it will feel more like fall starting today as a cold front moves through the state, which will lower our temperatures and humidity. But there’s also a Tropical Depression in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the forecast models have this system eventually growing into a hurricane, but a Texas landfall seems most likely at this point…
cut 6 (11) “….the next week”

LSU legends Mahmoud Abdul Rauf and Glenn Dorsey are entering the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame as they will go in as the Class of 2021. Hall of Fame Chairman Doug Ireland says Dorsey was a two-time All American and SEC Defensive Player of the Year in 2007…
cut 11 (09) “….senior year”
The Saints all-time receiver Marques Colston will also be enshrined in June.

Bars are reopening in select Louisiana parishes that have less than a five percent positivity rate on COVID tests for a two week period. City Bar in Crowley opened Wednesday night. Owner Chad Monceaux (mon-so) says his patrons were ready to return.
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Bars have reopened in four parishes, Acadia, Jefferson Davis, St. Landry, and Plaquemines. St. Charles and St. James parish opted in last night.

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services reports 12-million dollars in disaster food stamps have been paid out to Hurricane Laura victims and Assistant Secretary of Family Support Shavana Howard says they expected another 100-thousand to apply…
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Residents who lost food as a result of power outages and damages to their home from Hurricane Laura could be eligible for disaster food stamps.

Two of the best to ever play football in the Bayou State will be enshrined into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches. Matt Doyle has more…
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According to a post from the family of Remy Hidalgo, the Denham Springs football player passed away this morning at a New Orleans hospital. Hidgalo collapsed at practice on Tuesday and his condition continued to deteriorate. His friends have described Remy as a great guy and would give the shirt off his back if someone asked for it.

Governor Edwards has altered the Phase 3 order to allow on-premise sale and consumption of alcohol until 11 PM, instead of 10 PM at restaurants, casinos, and bars in parishes that are eligible to opt in to reopen bars. Bars have been open in Acadia, Jefferson Davis, St. Landry and Plaquemines Parish. The owner of City Bar in Crowley Chad Monceaux says he’s glad to be back, but wonders how long the state will remain in Phase 3…
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St. James and St. Charles parishes voted last night to allow bars to re-open in their parishes.

A cold front moves through the state today. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we’ll see lower humidity and dew points…
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The Department of Children and Family Services reports a little over 60,000 have applied for disaster food stamps in Hurricane Laura impacted areas. Barnhart has more…
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