New Orleans voters will vote for a new mayor tomorrow. City Councilwoman Helena Moreno is expected to win the jungle primary.  But will she receive the 50 percent plus one share of the vote to win outright? Pollster John Couvillon says the two other majority candidates – Royce Duplessis and Oliver Thomas – have not made much headway in their campaigns.

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The Savannah Bananas have released their 2026 schedule, and they will play two games at the Caesar’s Superdome on March 14^th and 15^th.  Jay Cicero, the president and CEO of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation is pumped that Banana Ball is coming to the Big Easy

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If you want tickets, you’ll need to enter the lottery on the Savannah Bananas website.

A special session is likely later this month to discuss pushing back the qualifying and party primary dates for the 2026 federal election. The U-S Supreme Court hears oral arguments next week about Louisiana’s Congressional map, which has two majority minority districts. Senate Governmental Affairs Chairman Caleb Kleinpeter says if the court rules after qualifying in January that the state needs to draw a new map, Louisiana would be stuck with the current one for two more years.

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Kleinpeter anticipates the special session will only last a few days.

Tomorrow night, LSU will host South Carolina in Tiger Stadium. Last year Gamecocks quarterback LaNorris Sellers rushed for two touchdowns against LSU, including a 75-yarder. Defensive end Jimari Butler says they want to bottle up Sellers…

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Kick off is at 6:45.

The Landry administration has stopped another sediment diversion project. The Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion Project would have used Mississippi River water and sediment to build wetlands on the east bank of Plaquemines Parish. A similar project called the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion was also cancelled this year. Charles Sutcliffe with the National Wildlife Federation is disappointed…

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Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Director Gordon Dove says both projects have become too expensive.

With no end in sight to the federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump says furloughed federal workers may not get back pay. However, Louisiana Senator John Kennedy says that’s not Trump’s call.

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Kennedy says Congress has always made sure federal workers have been taken care of following government shutdowns, and this time will be no different.

The latest U.S. drought monitor shows much of Louisiana is abnormally dry. Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says he would like to see some rain soon.

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Sunny skies and very little chance of rain is the forecast for the next week.

A special session is likely later this month to discuss pushing back the qualifying and party primary dates for the 2026 federal election. Qualifying to participate in the Republican and Democratic Party primaries for next year’s federal elections are scheduled for January 14^th to 16^th. The party primary is scheduled for April 18^th, and a run-off would take place May 30^th. Senate Governmental Affairs Chairman Caleb Kleinpeter says they would like to move these dates back.

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Kleinpeter says they want to push those dates back is because the U-S Supreme Court could possibly rule in February or later that the current Congressional map with two majority minority districts is unconstitutional.

Saturday is election day in New Orleans as voters will go to the polls to elect a new mayor. Democrat Helena Moreno is expected to finish first by a wide margin in the primary and there’s a chance she could win the election tomorrow night without the need of a run-off. Louisiana pollster John Couvillon says there is a Republican in the race that could get enough votes to force a run-off…

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LSU has had two weeks to fix an offense that ranks near the bottom in the SEC for points scored. Coach Brian Kelly discussed what he wants to see from that unit when they host the South Carolina Gamecocks tomorrow night…

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Kick-off is at 6:45.

The Louisiana Department of Health has a warning for those of you who get botox injections – getting them in an improper way could kill you. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A 61-year-old man died in the New Orleans French Quarter last night. Police say he was the victim of a carjacking that took place at the intersection of Bienville and Burgundy streets. Authorities say he died after getting pinned underneath the vehicle during a struggle with the carjacker who fled the scene.

A short special session is being planned for later this month that would give lawmakers the ability to change the dates of the party primaries for next year’s federal election. Jeff Palermo has more.

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Bollinger Shipyards in Houma has been awarded a major federal contract where they’ll build four new icebreaker vessels for the U-S Coast Guard. Congressman Clay Higgins says these new ships will help secure the Arctic Ocean for the United States. The shipbuilding deal is expected to support as many as 600 jobs.

The Louisiana Department of Health is urging residents to avoid botox injections at non-medical settings or from unlicensed sources. State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says they are issuing this warning after two Louisiana residents were hospitalized with botulism-like symptoms…

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Sokol says make sure your provider is licensed or if you purchase the product online, make sure the supplier is licensed and FDA approved.

It’s been a dry September and October, and the forecast is calling for little chance of rain over the next week. Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the dry weather is helping farmers harvest their crops, but he’s getting concerned about wildfires becoming more common. He says last week there were 43 wildfires that consumed 274 acres.

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends stationary generators should be at least 25 feet from the house. They came to that conclusion after investigating several cases of carbon monoxide entering homes in Louisiana following Hurricane Ida in 2021. State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ken Pastorick…

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Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the dry weather is helping farmers harvest their crops, but he’s getting concerned about wildfires becoming more common. He says last week there were 43 wildfires that consumed 274 acres

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Outdoor burn bans are in effect for Caddo and Desoto Parishes in north Louisiana and in south Louisiana, burn bans are in effect for St. Landry and Acadia Parishes.

The head of the Louisiana State Police and the Attorney General are addressing the investigation into the crash involving former LSU football star Kyren Lacy. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Louisiana-Sports-dot-net is reporting Woodside Energy will be the exclusive jersey patch sponsor for all of LSU’s athletic teams. Woodside Energy is an Australian based company that’s building a 17-point-five-billion-dollar LNG facility in Calcasieu Parish.

The head of the Louisiana State Police and the Attorney General are addressing the investigation into the crash involving former LSU football star Kyren Lacy. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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After examining cases of carbon monoxide entering homes in Louisiana following Hurricane Ida in 2021, the Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends whole home generators should be located at least 25 feet from the home. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Louisiana State Police and the Attorney General are addressing the investigation into the deadly crash in Lafourche Parish last December that resulted in the filing of criminal charges against former LSU football star Kyren Lacy. State Police Superintendent Colonel Robert Hodges says investigators utilized evidence in making their decision.

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Attorney General Liz Murrill says while it may be unclear whether Lacy would have been convicted beyond a reasonable doubt – and we will never know – the video that State Police released this week leaves no doubt into his role in the crash.

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Murrill says based on her findings, she has not seen any wrongdoing on State Police’s part.

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The Lafourche Parish District Attorney’s Office did its own investigation this past spring, and it stated that the State Police’s report contained several inconsistencies.

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The Louisiana Military Department breaks ground on a new 37-million dollar National Guard Readiness Center in Lafayette. Lieutenant Colonel Noel Collins says it will be much bigger than the current armory on Surrey Street…

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Collins says the new 83-thousand square foot facility will utilize traditional elements of military construction while integrating modern technology. She says it will be an excellent place for National Guard members to train for overseas deployment or respond emergencies in Louisiana…

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The facility will be located near the Cajundome and the National Guard will lease the property from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Collins says the goal is for the facility to be ready by the fall of 2027.

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission says whole home generators should be located at least 25 feet from the home to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ken Pastorick says the new federal warning comes after the C-P-S-C looked at several cases of carbon monoxide entering homes in southeast Louisiana following Hurricane Ida in 2021….

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Most municipalities require stationary generators, which supply power to the entire house when the power goes off, to be at least five feet from the home. But Pastorick says the Consumer Product Safety Commission is now recommending that whole home generators be located 25 feet from the home…

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The CPSC report shows carbon monoxide entered 105 homes in the days following Hurricane Ida. Pastorick says  anyone thinking about installing a whole home generator to place it at least 25 feet from the home and if you currently have one, consider moving it further from the home if it’s located right next to the house…

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Pastorick urges homeowners with a stationary generator to have a working carbon monoxide detector. The CPSC report also urges manufacturers to produce generators with engines that emit less carbon monoxide.

The head of State Police and the Attorney General are addressing the investigation into the crash involving former LSU football star Kyren Lacy.

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Three on air ESPN personalities have apologized for their initial reaction to the Lacy story. Scott Van Pelt, Pat McAfee and former LSU Tiger Ryan Clark all said on Monday that State Police was wrong for charging Lacy criminally. But after seeing the State Police video that shows Lacy speeding and traveling in the wrong lane moments before the crash, they said they didn’t have all the information.

If you have a whole home generator or are thinking of purchasing one, you will want to listen to this story. The Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends stationary generators should be at least 25 feet from the house. They came to that conclusion after investigating several cases of carbon monoxide entering homes in Louisiana following Hurricane Ida in 2021. State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ken Pastorick…

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State legislative leaders are planning on holding a short special session later this month. There’s been talk of redrawing the Congressional district map, but Senate Governmental Affairs Chairman Caleb Kleinpeter says they will wait for the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of the current map, but if that ruling comes down after January and qualifying for the US Senate race has already taken place, the state has to keep the current map in place…

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Qualifying is currently scheduled for January, but Kleinpeter says that will likely be pushed back and so will the April primary.

WBRZ-TV has gotten its hands on the Lafourche Parish District Attorney Office’s own investigation of the fatal crash involving former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy and the D-A’s investigators say State Police’s crash report  contained several inconsistencies. Attorney General Liz Murrill will investigate State Police’s handling of the case, but at this time she doesn’t see wrongdoing on L-S-P’s part…

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State Police charged Lacy with negligent homicide. Attorney Matthew Ory says Lacy  should not have been criminally charged.

The Louisiana Military Department breaks ground on the new National Guard Readiness Center in Lafayette. Lieutenant Colonel Noel Collins says it will be much bigger than the current readiness center that it’s replacing.

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission says whole home generators should be located at least 25 feet from the home….

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State Fire Marshal Spokesperson Ken Pastorick says C-P-S-C’s recommendation is based on a study that looked at cases of carbon monoxide entering homes in southeast Louisiana following Hurricane Ida in 2021.

In late January, the Superdome will play host to the Biggest Rock Band on Earth. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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