It’s a difficult day on the LSU campus as basketball player Wayde Sims was killed in a fatal shooting during the overnight hours near the Southern University campus. Jeff Palermo has reaction from the Tigers head coach…
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Sims was set to begin his junior season on a team that has hopes of making the NCAA Tournament.
Meanwhile, Baton Rouge Police are talking with witnesses and looking at cell phone video to determine who shot Sims. He was just 20-years-old.

It will be a late night in Tiger Stadium tomorrow as 5th ranked LSU hosts Ole Miss. The game is slated for an 8:15 PM kick-off. Coach Ed Orgeron knows Tiger Nation will be loud at kick-off, but it will up to the team to keep them in the game…
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Expect to see some points in this game as Ole Miss can throw it around, but they are not good on defense.

Drew Brees says he’s looking forward to playing a pair of New Orleans boys in Eli Manning and Odell Beckham Jr. on Sunday as the Saints visit the Giants in New Jersey. Drew has gotten to know the two, which he says can occasionally lead to some funny moments…
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Kick-off on Sunday is at 3:25.

Louisiana’s John Kennedy was one of the 11 Republican Senators to advance a confirmation vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the full Senate. Kennedy says he’s disgusted by what he calls political theatre that was on display during the hearings, and is ready to move on to a final confirmation vote.
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The vote was 11-10 along party lines. But Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake recommended a one-week delay on a Senate vote, so the FBI can investigate whether Doctor Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations that Kavanaugh tried to rape her in high school are true.

Demand is so high for the “Drag Queen Story Time” event that the Lafayette Public Library has decided to move the October sixth event to South Louisiana Community college. A fraternity on the UL-Lafayette campus will dress up in drag and read to stories to children that day.

LSU men’s basketball player Wayde Sims was fatally shot during the overnight hours near the Southern University campus. A video released by the Baton Rouge Police department shows a large group of individuals fighting in the street. Baton Rouge Police Sergeant Don Coppola says there are a lot of unanswered questions…
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LSU basketball Coach Will Wade calls Sims an unbelievable person during a tearful press conference, just hours after learning the 20-year-old Baton Rouge native was killed. Wade says Sims was well loved…
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Today was supposed to be the first day of practice for the new season.

LSU men’s basketball player Wayde Sims was fatally shot during the overnight hours near the Southern University campus. Baton Rouge Police Sergeant Don Coppola says a fluid investigation is underway and it’s a sad for the capitol city…
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Coppola says they are talking with witnesses and different videos have surfaced showing an altercation before the shooting. Athletic Director Joe Alleva says this is his saddest day of his career.

Later tonight LSU will unveil a statue of the late Heisman Trophy Winner Billy Cannon. The LSU Athletic Hall of Fame Committee approved a proposal for a statue to be erected to honor Cannon, before he passed away last May. His daughter, Bunnie Cannon, says her father had input on the statue’s design…
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Cannon joins Shaquille O’ Neal and Pete Maravich as other former players who have statues in their honor on the LSU campus.

The CDC has released a new report that shows the rate of babies born with congenital syphilis has hit a 20 year high…..
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Superintendent of Education John White says annual letter grades for Louisiana’s public schools will be released November eighth. White says the rating system has been changed in an effort to make students more competitive with their peers in other states. The Advocate reports the number of F-rated schools will rise to 57-percent.

LSU is mourning the death of basketball player Wayde Sims, who Baton Rouge police say was fatally shot near the Southern University campus. The shooting happened at around 12:25 this morning. Police are seeking clues. Video has surfaced that purportedly shows Sims in a street fight moments before the shooting. LSU Basketball Coach Will Wade says they are devastated and heartbroken.

The group, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch, says they’ve seen a 36-percent increase over a six-year period in filings claiming businesses are violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. Executive director Lana Venable says many of these cases are frivolous lawsuits…
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Venable says some of the alleged violations include having a mirror in the bathroom an inch too high or even the paint being faded on a sign for a disabled parking space.

Tonight, LSU is set to unveil a statue of the school’s only Heisman Trophy Winner, the late Billy Cannon….
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A CDC report finds Louisiana had the highest rate of babies born with congenital syphilis, with 59 cases last year, which is a rate of 93 cases per 100,000 births. Assistant state health officer Doctor Joseph Kanter says congenital syphilis is a tragic disease…
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Kanter says the report underscores the need for testing and prompt treatment.

A dramatic day of testimony on Capitol Hill concluded yesterday with this exchange between Louisiana Senator John Kennedy and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who strongly denied allegations he sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford in high school…
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Kennedy and the rest of the Senate Judiciary Committee meet this morning, where it is expected they will vote along party lines to confirm Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. A vote by the full Senate is expected next week.

The LSU men’s basketball team was set to begin practice for the upcoming season today, but tragedy has hit the program. Baton Rouge Police say junior forward Wayde Sims was fatally shot during the overnight hours near the Southern University campus. Detectives are seeking clues into his murder. Sims played in 32 games last season and started 10 of them.

Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch says there’s been a 36-percent increase in filings of disability-access complaints from 2011 to 2016. Kevin Barnhart has more.
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LSU will unveil a statue of the late football legend Billy Cannon tonight. Cannon passed away in May, but knew about tonight’s ceremony. His daughter, Bunnie Cannon, on what her father said after learning about this great honor…
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Cannon is the first LSU football player to have a statue erected on the campus in his honor.

Louisiana Senator John Kennedy concluded an emotional day of testimony on Capitol Hill with this question to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh…
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Earlier in the day, California psychology professor, Doctor Christine Blasey Ford told Senators she is 100-percent certain Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school. A vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation is expected today and the Republican members on that committee, like Kennedy, are expected to vote for his confirmation.

LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade says his team is devasted over the news that junior forward Wayde Sims was killed overnight across the street from the Southern University Football Stadium. Baton Rouge Police have not released many details on the fatal shooting. They are asking for the public’s help in finding the gunman. Sims was just 20 years-old and three-time state champion at University High in Baton Rouge.

A CDC report finds Louisiana leads the country for the rate of congenital syphilis among newborns and nationwide the number of infants born with syphilis has more than doubled during the last four years. Assistant state health officer. Doctor Joseph Kanter, says the data emphasizes the need that all women should receive early prenatal care and that includes syphilis testing….
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The CDC says only one in three women who gave birth to a baby with syphilis in 2016 got tested during pregnancy.

LSU will unveil a statue of the late Dr. Billy Cannon, the school’s only Heisman Trophy Winner at a ceremony tonight. Daughter of the LSU football legend, Bunnie Cannon, says the family is looking forward to the unveiling.
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Cannon passed away in May.

The US Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote today on whether Brett Kavanaugh should be confirmed as the next justice on the U-S Supreme Court. The panel, which includes Louisiana Senator John Kennedy, heard emotional testimony yesterday from Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Ford, who claims the judge sexually assaulted her in high school. Kennedy closed out yesterday’s hearing with these thoughts…
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Political experts anticipate the Judiciary committee will vote to confirm Kavanaugh, setting up a vote by the full senate next week.

20-year-old Wayde Sims, a forward on the LSU basketball team, was killed last night in a fatal shooting near the Southern University campus. Baton Rouge Police say the shooting happened at around 12:25 in the morning, across the street from Southern’s football stadium. Authorities are searching for suspects.

According to Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch, there’s been a 36-percent increase in the filing of disability-access complaints in Louisiana from 2011 to 2016. Executive Director Lana Venable says many of these are frivolous lawsuits directed at small businesses….
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Venable says they are advising businesses to take steps to protect themselves from lawsuits of this nature.

The CDC has released a new report that shows the rate of babies born with congenital syphilis has been on the rise throughout the United States. When compared to other states, Louisiana ranks at the very top. Administrator and Medical Director with the Louisiana Department of Health Dr. Joseph Kanter…
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Baton Rouge and the Shreveport areas have especially high rates.