For a third consecutive year, a Category Four storm with maximum sustained winds of 150 miles per hour hit the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Ian slammed to the southwestern coast of Florida yesterday and Louisiana Climatologist Barry Keim says the storm surge was significant in Fort Myers…
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Nearly 250 Louisiana National Guard soldiers have deployed to Florida to assist in the recovery. Lt. Colonel William Saint says they are trained to respond to a variety of events…
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Governor’s Office Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness spokesperson Mike Steele expects Florida will need Louisiana’s assistance for several weeks…
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Running for Congress in District 3, Holden Hoggatt’s new campaign ad parodies Congressman Clay Higgins’ old Crimestoppers videos…:
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Natchitoches Police have arrested one person and they are searching for another in the early Sunday morning shooting death of 21-year-old Jaqurian Casson near Carter’s Mobile Home Park. Officers arrested 37-year-old Cedric Daniels of Natchitoches yesterday and they are looking for 27-year-old Kenny Wayne Smith Junior of Natchitoches.

To assist with Hurricane Ian’s recovery, some 250 Louisiana National Guardsmen have been deployed. Brooke Thorington has more.
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After making landfall on Florida’s southwestern coast, Ian is now a tropical storm over central Florida. Louisiana climatologist Barry Keim says the damage left behind by Ian will be horrendous…
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What if your empty glass bottle could be used to protect Louisiana’s coast? Tulane University has received a five million dollar federal grant to see if sand from crushed glass bottles can work in coastal restoration projects. Dr. Julie Albert says small scale experiments have shown potential.
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A new business owned by Tulane alumni –Glass Half Full –is collecting glass in New Orleans to crush it and use it to make sand to build up the coast.

Congressman Clay Higgins main challenger in his re-election campaign, Holden Hoggatt, has released a political ad that’s a parody of his old Crime Stopper videos when Higgins worked at the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. The campaign ad calls Higgins a fraud and says Higgins is wanted for impersonating a congressman. Higgins response…
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Up to 245 Louisiana National Guardsmen are deploying to Florida to aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian…
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Lt. Col. William Saint says they’ve sent helicopters, movement control teams, an engineer company, and a unit that can help transport supplies and personnel.

District 3 Congressional challenger Holden Hoggatt’s new campaign video is a straight-up parody of the Crimestoppers videos that helped make incumbent Congressman Clay Higgins well-known. In the video, called “Congressional Crimestoppers”, an actor wearing a deputy-like uniform imitates Higgins’ and calls the congressman out on his past; saying a fraud was elected to congress in 2016…:
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Higgins says he’s not paying attention to what his challengers are saying.

Tulane University has received a five million dollar federal grant to see if sand from crushed bottles can be used in coastal restoration projects. Marsanne Golsby has the story…
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Governor John Bel Edwards travels to London today as he’s leading a delegation of business and state leaders on an economic development mission. The governor’s spokesperson Shauna Sanford says during the trip, Edwards will meet with energy companies…
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Sanford says they’ll also meet with Lloyd’s of London and discuss the ongoing insurance issues many homeowners and businesses are experiencing in Louisiana. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says unlike the recent overseas trips by New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the governor’s trip across the Atlantic could benefit the state…
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The governor is expected to return to Louisiana on Monday.

Next year Ochsner Health will begin construction on a state-of-the-art neuroscience center in New Orleans, to serve all of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region. Marsanne Golsby has more.
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Red Cross volunteers from Louisiana have already been deployed to Florida to help with the aftermath from Hurricane Ian. Louisiana Capital west chapter spokesperson Ed Bush says there are dozens of volunteers on standby, but they’ll wait to deploy them until the storm passes…
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Governor John Bel Edwards is heading to London for an economic development mission. The governor’s spokesperson Shauna Sanford says Edwards will meet with executives of major energy firms and tomorrow he’ll meet with the world’s leading insurance underwriter, Lloyd’s of London to discuss the state’s serious insurance issues…
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The governor will also attend the Saints-Vikings game on Sunday.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says she does not embrace the city’s title as the murder capital of the United Statese. A recent report said New Orleans has overtaken St. Louis as the murder capital of the country. Cantrell acknowledges New Orleans has experienced an increase in crime but says other major cities have too and says most murders occur under specific conditions.
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Cantrell says mental health issues also play a role and says New Orleans needs more mental health treatment options.

With a candlelight vigil on Thursday at LSU and a fundraiser at Walk-Ons in Gonzales next Friday, Allie Rice’s family says they’ve received so much support since her September 16th death.
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Monroe Police say they are searching for a juvenile who fired several shots inside Pecanland Mall on Saturday night. Authorities say an argument between two juveniles escalated into a physical fight and as officers intervened, a person fired a weapon. Two people have been arrested for their role in the fight.

Governor John Bel Edwards is on his way to London as he’s leading a delegation of business and state leaders on an economic development mission. Edwards is scheduled to talk with Lloyd’s of London tomorrow to discuss the state’s insurance crisis and on Friday he’ll meet with energy companies…
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The trip will include with the Saints game against the Vikings in London.

Two out of every five adults in adults in Louisiana are considered obese, CEO of Trust for America’s Health, Nadine Gracia (Gar-see-ah) says the adult obesity rate in the Bayou State is 39 percent and to address the crisis we have to look at a system of base solutions…
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Louisiana is among 19 with an adult obesity rate over 35-percent.

Tomorrow night there will be a candlelight vigil on LSU’s campus for Allie Rice, the LSU student gunned down in her vehicle near a train crossing in Baton Rouge on September 16th. Also, Walk-On’s in Gonzales is hosting a fundraiser for funeral expenses on October sixth. Allie’s aunt and godmother Susie Rice says the community is showing their love and appreciation for Allie and her family…
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Now that a federal judge has ruled the state can move violent juvenile offenders from the Bridge City Center for the Youth to Angola when will it happen. Marrero Senator Patrick Connick says inmate transfers are usually not for public knowledge – especially for juveniles. However, he says the plan is proceeding…:
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The Bridge City Youth Center has seen over two-dozen detainees escape incidents since April 2021.

Governor John Bel Edwards is heading overseas for an economic development mission in London…
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is pushing back against charges that crime in the city is out of control. And she bristled at a recent report from the Wall Street Journal declaring New Orleans the country’s murder capital for the first half of 2022.
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The State Fire Marshal is asking Louisiana residents not to do any open burning this week because of dry, low humidity and breezy conditions. A red flag warning is out for southeast Louisiana and the Delta parishes for today, but State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says this week a man in Bienville Parish died as a result of open burning on his property…
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The 67-year-old’s death is the fifth this year attributed to open burning.

Baton Rouge businesses are distributing “Live Like Allie” bracelets in memory of Allie Rice, who was fatally shot in her vehicle near downtown Baton Rouge on September 16th. Allie’s aunt and godmother Susie Rice says the support from the community is amazing and the bracelets are another sign the public is committed to finding her killer…
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A candlelight vigit for Allie Rice will take place tomorrow on the LSU campus.

Governor John Bel Edwards and a delegation of business and state leaders leaves for London today on an economic development mission. The governor’s spokesperson Shauna Sanford says Edwards is traveling with representatives from Louisiana Economic Development and the Louisiana Offshore Terminal to name a few.
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That meeting with Lloyd’s of London will take place tomorrow.

Angola’s old Death Row should be ready to house juvenile offenders from the troubled Bridge City Center in Jefferson Parish soon. Marrero Senator Patrick Connick is invested in the plan, after a rash of breakouts and violent incidents at Bridge City. Connick says he’s heard there was a staffing shortage for the facility, but he says that’s not accurate…:
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A federal judge ruled last week that the state can house juvenile inmates at Angola.

With a candlelight vigil tomorrow night at LSU and a fundraiser at Walk-Ons in Gonzales next Friday, Allie Rice’s family says they are feeling the support since her September 16th shooting death.
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Organizers of an effort to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell say they’ve amassed 20-percent of the signatures needed to force a re-call election. Pro-Cantrell signs have popped up in the city, but Cantrell says she’s not funding that effort
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