Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins Twitter post in response to the news that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was attacked with a hammer last week has raised eyebrows. The tweet read, “The moment you realize a nudist hippie male prostitute LSD guy was the reason your husband didn’t make it to your fundraiser.” The post was deleted last night, and ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says a staffer for Higgins likely took it down…

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Louisiana’s agriculture industry is not laughing about the low Mississippi River levels. Director of the LSU Center for River Studies Clint Wilson says lower water levels means barges transport fewer goods and businesses that service ports are also hurting…
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Apple has updated its latest operating system to 16.1 and Haggai Davis, Customer Success Manager at General Informatics says when previous iOS versions were released there were complaints of batteries draining faster on iPhone but the newest version appears to have remedied that.

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Davis is also the host of the podcast Tech Gumbo.

Tonight’s Powerball Jackpot has reached one billion dollars, that’s a billion with a B, and Louisiana Lottery Spokesperson Dustin Annison says it has a cash value of $497-point-three million.

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You have until 9 PM to purchase your Powerball ticket for tonight’s drawing at 9:59 PM.

Tangipahoa Parish deputies shot and killed a man Sunday, during a 2-hour standoff. They were called to the residence by a woman saying her estranged husband was going to burn her house down. After the standoff, the man got out his pickup and fired a shot at officers. They returned fire, killing him. The matter is under investigation.

The Powerball Jackpot reaches one-billion dollars. Have you bought tickets for tonight’s drawing..?

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The record low level of the Mississippi River has been a novelty for sightseers – especially in Baton Rouge where the U.S.S. Kidd is fully out of the water and a 100-year-old shipwreck has been revealed…but it’s wreaking economic havoc on trade. LSU Center for River Studies Director Clint Wilson says barges cannot carry full loads…:

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He says about all man can do is hope for more rain.

Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins posted a joke on Twitter about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband and then removed it last night. Authorities say Paul Pelosi suffered a skull fracture inside his San Francisco home last week. Higgins Tweet was a joke about the Assailant being a “nude hippie LSD guy”; suggesting he was not an intruder. U.L. Monroe political science professor Pearson Cross says it may have been a tasteless joke but it likely will not hurt Higgins re-election bid…:

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District 3 Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins is drawing criticism for making a joke about last week’s attack on the 82-year-old husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Tweet has been taken down, but it reportedly was a picture of Nancy Pelosi holding her hands to her face and over the picture Higgins wrote, “The moment you realize a nudist hippie male prostitute LSD guy was the reason your husband didn’t make it to your fundraiser.” U.L. Monroe political science professor Pearson Cross imagines it was a staffer – not Higgins – who took the post down…:

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Cross says this will likely not hurt Higgins chances of winning the election.

Deputies in Vernon Parish say a bloodhound led them to the remains of 63-year-old Ronald Lopez, a hunter from the town of Scott, who fell out of his tree stand and died. He’d been missing over a day. They say it appears a chain on the tree stand broke causing him to fall and be fatally injured.

Experts say the record low Mississippi River levels are hurting the nation’s economy, from the upper Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico. Marsanne Golsby has more…:

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The Powerball jackpot is now at a Billion dollars for tonight’s drawing. Louisiana Lottery spokesman Dustin Annison says that’s meant a huge spike in ticket sales…:

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Get yours before 9pm tonight.

The record low level of the Mississippi River may be making for some cool sightseeing for folks, but it’s having some negative economic impacts. Barges have to limit their loads so they don’t sit too deep and that limits commerce from cargo. And then there’s the threat of saltwater intrusion from the Gulf.  LSU Center for River Studies director Clint Wilson says there’s not a lot we CAN do about, but hope for more rain. However he says the forecast is for a drier-than-average winter…:

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60-percent of U.S. agriculture exports go down the Mississippi.

Congressman Clay Higgins is taking some flak for posting a joke about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband last week. The joke appeared on Twitter but was taken down a short time later. UL-Monroe political science professor Pearson Cross says, given Higgins’ history, it comes as small surprise…:

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The joke alluded to Paul Pelosi’s attacker being a “nudist hippie male prostitute.”

Have an iPhone? Apple’s latest operating system, 16.1, is out. Haggai Davis, tech expert with General Informatics in Baton Rouge, says one of the first things you’ll notice is a change to your iPhone’s “lock screen’…:

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An Arnoudville man is under arrest; accused of shooting his neighbor in the leg while trying to shoot the man’s dog. 42-year-old Justin Boudreaux was charged with negligent injuring and illegal use of a weapon. Boudreaux says the dog is aggressive and had threatened his child, so he wasn’t tolerating it in his yard anymore. The bullet missed the dog and ricocheted off concrete; hitting the neighbor, who will recover.

Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins posted a joke on Twitter in response to the news that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband was attacked with a hammer by an intruder that broke into their San Francisco home. The tweet read, “The moment you realize a nudist hippie male prostitute LSD guy was the reason your husband didn’t make it to your fundraiser.” The post was deleted last night. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says a staffer for Higgins likely took it down…
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Louisiana’s agriculture industry is not laughing about the low Mississippi River levels. Clint Wilson, director of the LSU Center for River Studies, says lower water levels means barges transport fewer goods and businesses that service ports are also hurting…
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The Powerball Jackpot reaches one-billion dollars. Brooke Thorington has more on this historic jackpot.
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Apple has updated its latest operating system to 16.1 and Haggai Davis, Customer Success Manager at General Informatics says they never recommend someone go to a full upgrade for example 15 to version 16, he advises waiting for the first update of a new version before you download it.
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Southwest Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins posted a joke on Twitter about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband and then removed it last night. Authorities say Paul Pelosi suffered a skull fracture inside his San Francisco home when he was attacked by an intruder Friday. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross

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The tweet was a picture of Nancy Pelosi holding her hands to her face and over the picture, Higgins wrote, “The moment you realize a nudist hippie male prostitute LSD guy was the reason your husband didn’t make it to your fundraiser.”

Tonight’s Powerball is one billion dollars and Louisiana Lottery Spokesperson Dustin Annison says it has a cash value of $497-point-three million. It’s the second-largest jackpot in the game’s history and if it rolls over again, will it be the largest Powerball Jackpot ever? Annison says it still has a way to go.

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Experts says the record low Mississippi River levels are hurting the nation’s economy, from the upper Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico. Marsanne Golsby has more.

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It’s been five years since a package of state criminal justice reform laws went into effect. The legislation lowered the state’s prison population, which allowed the state to re-invest that money elsewhere. The governor’s communications director Lauren Leist says today the governor will visit an organization in Lafayette that helps domestic violence victims and he has more events planned later this week…
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Experts say the record low Mississippi River levels are taking a big toll on the economy. Clint Wilson is the director of the LSU Center for River Studies says the impact is being felt from Illinois to the Gulf of Mexico as barges can’t carry full loads.
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Accuweather estimates the economic loss at around 20-billion dollars.

It’s Halloween and Louisiana State Police have some tips on how to make it a safe one for trick-or-treaters. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Tonight’s Powerball Jackpot has reached one billion dollars, that’s a billion with a B, and Louisiana Lottery Spokesperson Dustin Annison says it has a cash value of $497-million dollars
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Tonight’s drawing is just before 10 PM.

Early voting ends tomorrow and Public Affairs Research Council (PAR) President Steven Procopio says Amendment 8 would freeze property value assessment for disabled persons. And while PAR does not recommend how one should vote but does offer information to help make that decision. He says you can always read more on their website…:

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Governor John Bel Edwards will hold a series of events this week to mark the five-year anniversary of bipartisan criminal justice reforms becoming law. governor’s communications director Lauren Leist (least) says ten criminal justice reform bills were approved during the 2017 regular session and many of those bills went into effect five years ago on November 1st…

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The Pelican Institute for Public Policy has filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration on behalf of Louisiana Attorney Tommy Badeaux (bad-oh) claiming student loan debt cancellation is illegal. Pelican Institute’s special counsel James Baehr…

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The Biden administration says the 2003 Heroes Act gives them the authority to forgive student loans during a national emergency and the U-S Department of Education points to the COVID pandemic as that emergency.

And because it’s Halloween Louisiana State Police want to remind parents to map out your route before you go trick-or-treating tonight. Trooper Javier Leija says it’s against the law for sex offenders to participate in Halloween activities and you can check LSP-dot-org for offenders’ homes on your route.

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Governor John Bel Edwards will hold a series of events this week to mark the five-year anniversary of bipartisan criminal justice reforms becoming law. The governor’s communications director Lauren Leist says the state’s recidivism rate has fallen 26-percent in the last five years.
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The landmark legislation reduced the state’s prison population and over 100-million dollars was reinvested into crime prevention and anti-recidivism programs.

There have been several lawsuits against President Biden’s student loan debt cancellation program and now there’s one based out of Louisiana. The Biden Administration cites the 2003 HEROES Act as its authority to cancel student loan debt, but Attorney James Baehr at the Pelican Institute says the HEROES Act is designed to help members of the military…
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A federal appeals court has issued a temporary stay, preventing the Biden administration from eliminating any debt.

Today and tomorrow are the final days to early vote before the November eighth election. Constitutional amendment eight would remove the requirement for property owners with disabilities to annually certify their income in order to receive a property tax rate freeze. Public Affairs Research Council President Steve Procopio on why someone would vote no…
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Procopio says PAR does not recommend how one should vote, but offers information for voters to make a decision at par-louisiana-dot-org.

Today is Halloween and trick or treaters will have perfect weather to go door-to-door filling up their bags with candy tonight. State Police Trooper Javier Leija says if your children do not have bright colored costumes, make sure they wear a glo-stick and put their name and address in their costume in case they get separated…
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Several lawsuits have been filed trying to stop the Biden Administration from going through with its plan to cancel federal student loan debt. Nearly 22-million borrowers applied for loan forgiveness in the week since the application opened. One of the lawsuits against the program is based in Louisiana. Pelican Institute’s special counsel James Baehr says such a program should have received Congressional approval…
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It’s been five years since a package of state criminal justice reform laws went into effect. The legislation lowered the state’s prison population, which allowed the state to re-invest that money elsewhere. The governor’s communications director Lauren Leist says today the governor will visit an organization in Lafayette that helps domestic violence victims and he has more events planned later this week…
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Early Voting for the November 8th election ends tomorrow, and we offer a closer look at Constitutional Amendment eight on the ballot. Kevin Gallagher has more…
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It’s LSU-Alabama week and the Tigers are 13 point underdogs. Former LSU Tiger and ESPN analyst Marcus Spears believes the Bayou Bengals can keep it close because of their quarterback play…
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Kick-off on Saturday is at 6 PM.