A huge honor for a ULM grad as TJ Woodard has been named national pharmacist of the year by the National Community Pharmacists Association. Woodard says along with a plaque and a one-thousand-dollar award, his alma mater is also benefitting from his honor.

Cut 8 (10) “…I both graduated.”

Woodard, who owns Prescriptions to Geaux, earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from ULM in 2007.

Louisiana is lending a helping hand to Florida’s panhandle as it prepares for the possibility of a Category 3 hurricane. Regional Vice President for Acadian Ambulance, Porter Taylor, says they have deployed 15 ambulances to assist with preparations for and response to Hurricane Isaias…

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Taylor says the ambulances have been deployed to Marianna, Florida. He says they will hunker down once the storm starts impacting the area.

A college football rivalry that began in 1910 will be played for the first time in over a decade tomorrow. Kace Kieschnick has more.

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LSU visits Kentucky tomorrow to face a 4-and-1 Wildcats team led by first-year head coach Will Stein. LSU coach Lane Kiffin says you can tell his team is well-coached by their confidence on the field.

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Louisiana smashes one of its education goals and is well on its way towards meeting another. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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With the Ragin Cajuns set to play Louisiana Tech in football tomorrow and Tech at ULM next week, Governor Landry announced the three schools will play for the Governor’s Cup in football. Landry says the cup will go to whichever team wins the regular season series among the three schools.

Cut 4 (12) “…games begin.”

The National Community Pharmacists Association names its national pharmacist of the year, and he hails from right here in Louisiana. ULM grad T.J. Woodard owns Prescriptions to Geaux, which has two locations in Baton Rouge. Woodard, who owns the pharmacy with his wife, was very humble when he learned that he was named national pharmacist of the year by the NCPA.

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Woodard says contrary to popular belief, he and other independent pharmacists can effectively compete against the major pharmacy chains.

With the November 3^rd elections right around the corner, it’s time voters do their homework on the 10 constitutional amendments on the ballot. Public Affairs Research Council President Steven Procopio says Amendment 8 is one that received very little attention in the last legislative session. He says it would prohibit private companies connected to countries deemed foreign adversaries from expropriating private property.

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The parents of a Lafayette Parish teenager who was killed in a mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge back in April have sued the mall. Joe Gallinaro reports.

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An 84-year-old man in Lake Charles was arrested for allegedly manufacturing and selling explosive devices from his home. Several agencies were involved in the investigation that led to the arrest of John Sinkankas. The Calcasieu Sheriff’s Office says during a search of his home, which is near a school, several pounds of explosive powders, 18 pounds of explosive precursors and numerous homemade explosives were seized.

The Louisiana Tech presidential search committee holds its first meeting this afternoon. The 18-member committee  includes State Representative Chris Turner, who says while the search will stretch coast to coast, he would like to see the next president to be hired from within.

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The U-L System is hoping to name a new president on November 19^th to replace the retiring Doctor Jim Henderson.

The LSU men’s basketball team is preparing to tip off its first exhibition game at McNeese tonight at 6:30, but yesterday, coach Will Wade was sharpening his comedy skills at the Baton Rouge Rotary Club. He told the crowd, there are two major changes since the last time he coached at LSU.

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Economist Doctor Loren Scott is in Alexandria today to provide details of his economic forecast that predicts the state will add 55-thousand jobs over the next two years. Scott’s forecast calls for Alexandria to add 18 hundred jobs. A new data center in Rapides Parish is driving much of that job growth, but Scott says hundreds of news jobs will be created because of an increase in ICE deportations at England Airpark…

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The Louisiana Tech presidential search committee meets today. The committee consists of 18 members, including Tech faculty, students and alumni as well as UL Board members and members of the Ruston community. Among those on the committee is State Representative Chris Turner, who says the search will begin with an open forum meeting today….

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The search committee has an aggressive timeline as they hope the U-L System Board chooses a new president on November 19^th to replace the retiring Doctor Jim Henderson.

Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Doctor Mike Strain says the sugarcane harvest is in its fourth week and it’s going well…

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Strain says one of the main issues they are facing; a shortage of truck drivers because of the cap the federal government has placed on H-2B visas.

The LSU men’s basketball team will play McNeese in an exhibition game tonight, but the Tigers will only dress eight players. Coach Will Wade told the Baton Rouge Rotary Club says they are waiting on the NCAA to declare the fifth-year seniors and international players that are on the roster eligible. Wade says some of his players have former overseas teammates who have gained NCAA eligibility…

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The regular season opener tips off November third.

Homeowners with fortified roofs receive discounts on their insurance, but those discounts will not last forever. The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety is certifying them as fortified for only 15 years. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says without the fortified certification, insurance companies would no longer offer premium discounts for fortified roofs.

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Temple still says a fortified roof is a great investment.

The LSU men’s basketball team will play McNeese in an exhibition game tonight, but the Tigers will only dress eight players. Coach Will Wade told the Baton Rouge Rotary Club says they are waiting on the NCAA to declare the fifth-year seniors and international players that are on the roster eligible. Wade says some of his players have former overseas teammates who have gained NCAA eligibility…

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The regular season opener is November third.

The Louisiana Tech presidential search committee holds its first meeting today. Andrew Greenstein has more…

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Isaias is now a hurricane, northwest of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and will gain strength over the next two days and make landfall late Friday-early Saturday near the Alabama-Florida state line. LSU health climatologist Barry Keim says the coastal parishes of southeast Louisiana could see some rain bands…

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Isaias is now a hurricane in the southern Gulf with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour and the season’s first hurricane is expected to strengthen into a Category Two storm. But LSU health climatologist Barry Keim says landfall is expected well east of Louisiana…

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The Louisiana Tech presidential search committee holds its first meeting today.  State Representative Christopher Turner is on that panel. The plan is to select Tech’s new president on November 19^th and we’ll eventually hear who is up for the job. The names of the finalists will be released. But Turner believes in future searchers, the names should remain private…

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The new president will succeed Dr. Jim Henderson, who’s retiring on December 31st.

There are ten constitutional amendments on the November third ballot, five of the amendments deal with property taxes. Public Affairs Research Council President Steven Procopio says Amendment Six would allow parishes and municipalities to increase the property tax exemption for some homeowners as they age, from 65 up to 81.

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For more analysis on the amendments go to PAR’s website.

The LSU men’s basketball team plays an exhibition game tonight at McNeese and Coach Will Wade is still waiting for the NCAA to declare several of his players eligible to play…

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LSU’s roster has fifth-year seniors and former international pros who are still going through the NCAA eligibility process.

It took until our first full week of October but we have our first hurricane of the 2026 season. Isaias (ee-sah-EE-ahs) strengthened into a hurricane last night. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says Isaias will continue to get stronger…

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Landfall is still expected late tomorrow night-early Saturday morning near the Florida-Alabama state line as a hurricane

Louisiana voters will have plenty to consider on the November 3rd ballot, including ten proposed constitutional amendments. Five deal with property taxes. Public Affairs Research Council President Steven Procopio says Amendment One would let a surviving spouse of a disabled veteran move to another home and keep a special property tax exemption.

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Procopio says Amendment Six would allow parishes and municipalities to increase the property tax exemption for some homeowners as they age, from 65 up to 81.

Will Wade’s LSU basketball team tips off against McNeese in an exhibition game tonight, but don’t think that means you’ll finally get to see the full roster. Kace Kieschnick reports.

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The Carroll High School football team’s season is officially over as the LHSAA Executive Committee has upheld their suspension after the school appealed. The severe punishment has been handed down because members of the Carroll football team got into a fight with fans after the game at Assumption High School in Napoleonville  on September 25^th.

Tropical Storm Isaias in the Gulf continues to strengthen and the official projected landfall has moved a little bit to the east again as the Florida panhandle could receive the brunt of the storm. National Weather Service Meteorologist Phil Grigsby says the storm will move through Alabama on Saturday, but here in Louisiana it will be a nice October day…

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Isaias is expected to become a hurricane by tomorrow morning.

State Police detectives have arrested the owner and an employee of the Tobacco Tavern in Ville Platte as part of an investigation into the death of a 17-year-old boy in Turkey Creek. Sergeant Peggy Bourque says the day before Taylon Hebert’s death, he purchased over the counter herbal supplement pills from the Tobacco Tavern, which contained a Schedule One Controlled Dangerous Substance…

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The two men arrested are from New Iberia.

If you have a fortified roof, your insurance premium discount might not last forever….

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Louisiana is expected to add 55-thousand jobs over the next two years, according to an economic forecast. Dr. Loren Scott puts together this economic forecast annually, and he’s projecting more jobs than usual because of the boom in data centers in north and central Louisiana.

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