As you make your morning commute you might have noticed your tire pressure indicator light is on. Brooke Thorington has more.

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The transfer of violent juvenile offenders from a Jefferson Parish facility to Angola state prison has begun. More from Kevin Gallagher…:

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Kroger announces its plans to buy Albertsons in a nearly $25 billion deal creating one of the largest food chains in the retail industry Whitney Thomas has more….

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When you get in your car this morning chances are you’ll have an indicator light telling you your tire pressure is low. Triple-A fuel analyst Don Redman says your tires are actually losing pressure on a regular basis, on average one to three PSI, which stands for pound per square inch.

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Not only when there’s a drop in the temperature should you be aware of your tire pressure. With inflation you want your car to be as fuel efficient as possible, so Redman recommends checking your tires on a regular basis.

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Redman says you’ll want to have your tires inflated properly and to find out how much air you should have in your wheels he says check your owner’s manual…

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He recommends using a digital tire pressure gauge or to ask someone where you get your oil changed or other maintenance to check your tires for you. Also, checking check that your spare tire is also inflated.

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The transfer has begun of violent juvenile offenders, from the troubled Bridge City Center for Youth in Jefferson Parish to the Louisiana State Prison at Angola. A bus carrying ten young inmates made the trip to the prison early Tuesday morning. Marrero Senator Patrick Connick says it took a legal battle to put the plan in motion, but it is now happening…:

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A facility has been prepared for them where they will remain separate from the adult population. The transfer comes after numerous escapes, riots, and violent incidents among the worst of the Bridge City Centers’ youths. He says the young men are not being moved as punishment…:

Cut 8 (11)  “…to change their lives.”

Connick says, due to security concerns, the actual number of juveniles being moved to Angola will not be made public until the transfers are complete. He says the move will help protect guards at Bridge City, the less violent juveniles still there, and the community in general. He says this will greatly help the remaining youths, who want to turn their lives around…:

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Legal challenges to the state’s transfer of the youths to Angola are ongoing.

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Kroger announces plans to buy Albertsons. Kroger has eight stores that are mostly located in the Shreveport, Bossier City area while Albertsons is primarily in the Lafayette and Baton Rouge area. When combined the merger could possibly create one of the largest supermarket chains in the country and have one of its largest private employers.

Retail Analyst Wade Ragas says consumers won’t be inconvenienced.

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Inflation is a problem most consumers have been dealing with, Ragas says this deal could change the retail industry…

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The deal is expected to close in 2024 if the federal government approves. Both of the companies combined reach over 85 million households, Ragas says he’s expecting a reasonable outcome.

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A recent report indicates that employment in the manufacturing sector for central Louisiana is expected to outpace the national average over the next four years. CEO of Louisiana Central, Jim Clinton says in comparison nationally jobs are expected to decline by four percent and statewide by two percent.

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Clinton credits central Louisiana’s fairly diversified manufacturing base for a reason the region is expected to remain above the national average when it comes to jobs.

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He cites the state’s timber industry as a steady sector that’s expected to see growth.

Clinton touts the Proctor & Gamble plant in Pineville. He says that plant was among the first to test new laundry products which created what we know now as Tide Pods. He says the plant’s cutting-edge development is an asset to the area.

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Clinton says the average salary for Central Louisiana manufacturing jobs is more than $72,000 annually.

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The Pelicans season begins tonight in Brooklyn as all-stars Zion Williamson and Ben Simmons make their returns after missing all of last season. Williamson will provide a spark to a talented Pels roster that made it out of the play-in tournament as the 8 seed last year. The former number-one overall pick says he’s excited to rejoin the team and thinks they have a special group this year….

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Williamson averaged 26 points a game on 60 percent from the field and 7 rebounds over his 85-game career. Pelicans Coach Willie Green says his physical abilities are impressive, but his love for the game and basketball IQ are what truly make him special…

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New Orleans went 13-10 after the All-Star Break earning a spot in the play-in tournament and eventually a postseason berth against Phoenix. Their late-season success and playoff production from rookie standouts along with Zion’s return have created massive hype for this season from both fans and national media. Coach Green says the team needs to focus more on their preparation than the attention if they want to win big…

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The season tips off at 6:30

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ULM travels to West Point in their final non-conference game of the season Saturday. The Warhawks are 2-5 on the season and have lost their last three games straight and their last two by only seven points each. Head Coach Terry Bowden says that this game against Army heading into the bye week is as important as any Sun Belt matchup…

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The Black Knights’ triple-option offense averages over 300 rushing yards a game, and Coach Bowden praised the team’s commitment and discipline. He says stopping the run game will be a key to victory for the Warhawks this Saturday…

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The average price for a gallon of regular gas in Louisiana today is $3.39. But according to Triple-A, it’s a good news bad news scenario. Brooke Thorington explains.

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Experts say we’ve entered a new era in political ads, thanks to an ad running in the Shreveport mayor’s race…and it may have implications far beyond one part of the state. Marsanne Golsby has more.

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The first cold snap of the season is here. State Climatologist Barry Keim predicts the northern half of the state will see the season’s first freeze tomorrow morning

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Forecasters expect lows tonight in the thirties across almost everywhere except New Orleans and the coast. But Keim says the first cold snaps are almost always followed by much warmer weather.

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Right now Keim’s biggest concern is the ongoing drought. Some parts of the state had rain last week but he says it wasn’t enough to really help.

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He says the first chance for some wet weather next week.

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Gas prices took a slight drop along with the temps in Louisiana. Don Redman with Triple-A Louisiana says the average price for a gallon of regular gas in the Bayou State today is $3.39.

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Redman says it doesn’t appear as if prices will get that high because now prices are slowly retreating.

He says however it’s good news, bad news situation. Redman says prices are going down due to a drop in crude oil prices. He says it’s dropped to $82 a barrel which is about $10 down from a couple of weeks ago.

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As for gas prices for the holiday travel season, because surveys indicate more people plan to cut back on their travel budget, Redman says the futures markets are predicting lower gas prices.

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A week ago a regular gallon of gas in Louisiana was $3.36 a gallon, a month ago it was $3.15, and a year ago it was $3.07.

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A new television ad in the Shreveport mayoral race could start a new trend in campaign ads in Louisiana. It’s produced by the People over Politics PAC and the main character in the 30-second commercial is a person who looks and sounds like Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins, who is called into the principal’s office

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But the person who sounds and looks like Perkins is not actually the mayor. Deep fake artificial intelligence technology helped create a character that looks just like Perkins.  Perkins is in a tough race for re-election. Alford says the ad is funded by an anti-Perkins PAC.

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Alford says the PAC is called People Over Politics, and it is funded by a New Orleans developer named Anthony Marullo the Third. Alford says Marullo bought real estate in Shreveport but became disgruntled with the city leadership so paid for the ads.

Alford believes this is the first time that such technology has been used in a political ad in Louisiana.  But with next year’s statewide races looming, he believes its impact will echo far outside of northwest Louisiana.

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A disclaimer briefly appears in the corner of the ad saying the image is not actually Perkins. But Alford says there’s nothing to guarantee future ads will have such disclaimers.

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Two brothers from Baton Rouge will face each other in the National League Championship Series which gets underway tonight in San Diego. Former LSU baseball players Austin and Aaron Nola are trying to get to the World Series for the first time in their careers. Their former coach at LSU, Paul Mainieri, is cheering them on

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Austin Nola is the starting catcher for the Padres, who upset the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series. Austin Nola was the starting shortstop on LSU’s 2009 national championship team and Mainieri calls him a great human being

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Aaron Nola has helped the Phillies reach the N-L-C-S for the first time since 2010. The right-hander is one of the better pitchers in the National League and Mainieri remembers how consistent he was at LSU

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