The Trump Administration will begin allowing new shallow-water Gulf of Mexico oil and gas rigs to operate at reduced royalty, or royalty-free rates to incentivize new activity. Rig activity is expected to increase over the next year, but Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director Scott Angelle says that’s only in deep water areas.

Cut 4 (10) “…first place.”

The American Farm Bureau finds that Louisiana residents can expect to pay $47.54 for a Thanksgiving dinner that caters to a party of ten. That’s $1.37 less than the national average price of $48.91. Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation spokesperson Avery Davidson says a 16-pound turkey is about $2 less than the national average.

Cut 7 (06) “…whole lot more.”

With Thanksgiving on the way, drivers need to be aware of the Click or Ticket campaign that will run this week. State Police Lt. Nick Manale says state troopers and local law enforcement will be on the lookout to see if drivers are buckled up… The increased surveillance may lead to more tickets given out, but Manale says a ticket is better than a tragedy…

Cut 14 (09) “…time of year.” 

Today only 8 regional offices of O-M-V and Public Tags will open after they were closed last week from a cyberattack on state computers. The Office of Motor Vehicles is asking the public to only conduct time-sensitive business. Regional offices in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Shreveport, Lake Charles, Alexandria, Monroe, Lafayette, and Thibodaux will open today. State Police are asked to used discretion issuing citations for expired licenses and tags.

The scope of Monday’s ransomware attack is starting to come into focus as details about just how many devices had to be wiped were shared at Friday’s Joint Budget Committee meeting. Deputy Chief Information Officer Neal Underwood says no personal data was compromised, but a lot of devices had to be wiped.
Cut 9 (10) “…infrastructure″
Underwood reiterated that ransomware attacks only prevent information from being accessed by the user, and does not mean that data was stolen by the perpetrator.
Governor Edwards says he’s optimistic in his ability as a Democratic governor to work with a state legislature that finds both chambers stacked with Republicans.  Four years ago, a GOP-dominated House broke away from years of tradition in letting the Governor hand-pick the House speaker.  As far as Edwards outlook on a speaker for this term…

Cut 4 (08) “…Senate as well.”

Former LSU band members have formed an alumni group known as the Four Notes Club, aimed at supporting the university’s marching band.  Executive Board President Timothy Rodrigue says the group hopes to provide scholarships for band members, including the Colorguard and Golden Girls.
Cut 13 (08) “…they would need.”

More details can be found at TheFourNotesClub.com.
Senator John Kennedy is demanding VH1 cancel Cartel Crew, a new series that follows the lives of family members and friends of drug cartel leaders. The series new addition is the wife of the imprisoned El Chapo, kingpin of the Sinaloa Cartel which has been linked to tens of thousands of murders. Kennedy says that’s unacceptable.

Cut 6 (09) “lifestyle”

Kennedy notes the program was airing right as nine Americans, six of them children, were murdered in northwest Mexico. He says the cartel’s legacy is too brutal to glorify.

The scope of Monday’s ransomware attack is starting to come into focus as details about just how many devices had to be wiped were shared at Friday’s Joint Budget Committee meeting. Deputy Chief Information Officer Neal Underwood says the state’s newer PCs fared well, but many of the older members of the fleet that were effected have taken longer to get back up and running.
Cut 10 (09) “impacted”
Underwood reiterated that ransomware attacks only prevent information from being accessed by the user, and does not mean that data was stolen by the perpetrator.

Governor Edwards says he’s optimistic in his ability as a Democratic governor to work with a state legislature that finds both chambers stacked with Republicans.  Edwards says he’ll work to move Louisiana forward regardless of partisan affiliation and hopes legislators have the same outlook for smooth operations.

Cut 3 (04)   “the same thing” 

Former LSU band members have formed an alumni group known as the Four Notes Club, aimed at supporting the university’s marching band.  Executive Board President Timothy Rodrigue says the Tiger band has never had a philanthropic organization dedicated to raising funds specifically for the band.

Cut 12 (09) “…place for LSU.” 

Rodrigue says the group hopes to provide scholarships for band members, including the Colorguard and Golden Girls. More details can be found at TheFourNotesClub.com.

Senator John Kennedy is demanding VH1 cancel Cartel Crew, a new series that follows the lives of family members and friends of drug cartel leaders. Kennedy notes the program was airing right as nine Americans, six of them children, were murdered in northwest Mexico. He says the cartel’s legacy is too brutal to glorify.

Cut 7 (09) “…animals.”

Louisiana reports its second vaping-related death. Jeff Palermo has the story…
cut  2 (29) “…I’m Jeff Palermo”    
If you’re feeling like you’ve got the flu, you’re not alone the CDC says Louisiana ranks among the top three states reporting flu activity, and according to Walgreens New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette are among the top six cities in the U.S. with the highest flu-based retail prescription data. The CDC also notes we aren’t even into the peak of flu season yet

Senator John Kennedy is demanding VH1 cancel Cartel Crew, a new series that follows the lives of family members and friends of drug cartel leaders. The Senator says he’s usually pretty libertarian about what’s airing on TV but airing Cartel Crew is VH1 failing at basic decency.

Cut 8 (07) “   …the line”
Kennedy notes the program was airing right as nine Americans, six of them children, were murdered in northwest Mexico.

The scope of Monday’s ransomware attack is starting to come into focus as details about just how many devices had to be wiped were shared at Friday’s Joint Budget Committee meeting. The Office of Motor Vehicles has been down all week, but Deputy Chief Information Officer Neal Underwood says they’ll have all state services up by next week, if at a limited capacity.

Cut 11 (10) “…Monday”

Louisiana reports its second vaping-related death. Jeff Palermo has the story…

cut  2 (29) “…I’m Jeff Palermo”

If you’re feeling like you’ve got the flu, you’re not alone the CDC says Louisiana ranks among the top three states reporting flu activity, and according to Walgreens New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette are among the top six cities in the U.S. with the highest flu-based retail prescription data. The CDC also notes we aren’t even into the peak of flu season yet

The scope of Monday’s ransomware attack is starting to come into focus as details about just how many devices had to be wiped were shared at today’s Joint Budget Committee meeting.The Office of Motor Vehicles has been down all week, but Deputy Chief Information Officer Neal Underwood says they’ll have all state services up by next week, if at a limited capacity.

Cut 11 (10) “…Monday”

Senator John Kennedy is demanding VH1 cancel Cartel Crew, a new series that follows the lives of family members and friends of drug cartel leaders.

The Senator says he’s usually pretty libertarian about what’s airing on TV but airing Cartel Crew is VH1 failing at basic decency.

Cut 8 (07) “ …the line”

Kennedy notes the program was airing right as nine Americans, six of them children, were murdered in northwest Mexico.

The scope of Monday’s ransomware attack is starting to come into focus as details about just how many devices had to be wiped were shared at today’s Joint Budget Committee meeting. Deputy Chief Information Officer Neal Underwood says no personal data was compromised, but a lot of devices had to be wiped.

Cut 9 (10) “…infrastructure″

Over 1,500 workstations also had to be wiped as a result of the attack.

Senator John Kennedy is demanding VH1 cancel Cartel Crew, a new series that follows the lives of family members and friends of drug cartel leaders. Kennedy notes the program was airing as nine Americans, six of them children, were murdered in northwest Mexico. He says the cartel’s legacy is too brutal to glorify.

Cut 7 (09) “…animals.”

The series new addition is the wife of the imprisoned El Chapo, kingpin of the Sinaloa Cartel which has been linked to tens of thousands of murders.

Governor Edwards says he’s optimistic in his ability as a Democratic governor to work with a state legislature that finds both chambers stacked with Republicans.  Edwards says he’ll work to move Louisiana forward regardless of partisan affiliation and hopes legislators have the same outlook for smooth operations.

Cut 3 (04)   “the same thing” 

Four years ago, a GOP-dominated House broke away from years of tradition in letting the Governor hand-pick the House speaker. 

Former LSU band members have formed an alumni group known as the Four Notes Club, aimed at supporting the university’s marching band.  Executive Board President Timothy Rodrigue says unlike some alumni groups, the ability to join will not be limited to just alumni and membership dues are set at a reasonable rate.

Cut 14 (10) “…established in 1893.”

The scope of Monday’s ransomware attack is starting to come into focus as details about just how many devices had to be wiped were shared at today’s Joint Budget Committee meeting. Deputy Chief Information Officer Neal Underwood says the state’s newer PCs fared well, but many of the older members of the fleet that were effected have taken longer to get back up and running.

Cut 10 (09) “impacted”

Underwood reiterated that no data was compromised.

Governor Edwards says he’s optimistic in his ability as a Democratic governor to work with a state legislature that finds both chambers stacked with Republicans. Edwards clashed several times with House Republican leadership in his first term and he wants to avoid a similar scenario in his second term…

Cut 5 (08) “…our state forward.” 

Senator John Kennedy is demanding VH1 cancel Cartel Crew, a new series that follows the lives of family members and friends of drug cartel leaders. The series new addition is the wife of the imprisoned El Chapo, kingpin of the Sinaloa Cartel which has been linked to tens of thousands of murders. Kennedy says that’s unacceptable.

Cut 6 (09) “lifestyle”

Former LSU band members have formed an alumni group known as the Four Notes Club, aimed at supporting the university’s marching band.  Executive Board President Timothy Rodrigue says unlike some alumni groups, the ability to join will not be limited to just alumni and membership dues are set at a reasonable rate.

Cut 14 (10) “…established in 1893.”

More details can be found at TheFourNotesClub.com.

Senator John Kennedy slams VH1 for Cartel Crews, a program showcasing the lives of friends and family of those in drug cartels. Brooke Thorington has more…

Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Brooke Thorington”

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Louisiana reports its second vaping-related death. Jeff Palermo has the story…

cut  2 (29) “…I’m Jeff Palermo”    

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Governor Edwards says he’s optimistic in his ability as a Democratic governor to work with a state legislature that finds both chambers stacked with Republicans.  Edwards says he’ll work to move Louisiana forward regardless of partisan affiliation and hopes legislators have the same outlook for smooth operations.

Cut 3 (04)   “the same thing” 

Four years ago, a GOP-dominated House broke away from years of tradition in letting the Governor hand-pick the House speaker.  As far as Edwards outlook on a speaker for this term…

Cut 4 (08) “…Senate as well.”

Edwards clashed several times with House Republican leadership in his first term and he wants to avoid a similar scenario in his second term…

Cut 5 (08) “…our state forward.” 

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Senator John Kennedy is demanding VH1 cancel Cartel Crew, a new series that follows the lives of family members and friends of drug cartel leaders.

The series new addition is the wife of the imprisoned El Chapo, kingpin of the Sinaloa Cartel which has been linked to tens of thousands of murders. Kennedy says that’s unacceptable.

Cut 6 (09) “lifestyle”

Kennedy notes the program was airing right as nine Americans, six of them children, were murdered in northwest Mexico. He says the cartel’s legacy is too brutal to glorify.

Cut 7 (09) “…animals.”

The Senator says he’s usually pretty libertarian about what’s airing on TV, but airing Cartel Crew is VH1 failing at basic decency.

Cut 8 (07) “   …the line”

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The scope of Monday’s ransomware attack is starting to come into focus as details about just how many devices had to be wiped were shared at today’s Joint Budget Committee meeting.

Deputy Chief Information Officer Neal Underwood says no personal data was compromised, but a lot of devices had to be wiped.

Cut 9 (10) “…infrastructure″

Underwood reiterated that ransomware attacks only prevent information from being accessed by the user, and does not mean that data was stolen by the perpetrator.

Underwood says the state’s newer PCs fared well, but many of the older members of the fleet that were effected have taken longer to get back up and running.

Cut 10 (09) “impacted”

The Office of Motor Vehicles has been down all week, but Underwood says they’ll have all state services up by next week, if at a limited capacity.

Cut 11 (10) “…Monday”

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Former LSU band members have formed an alumni group known as the Four Notes Club, aimed at supporting the university’s marching band.  Executive Board President Timothy Rodrigue says the Tiger band has never had a philanthropic organization dedicated to raising funds specifically for the band.

Cut 12 (09) “…place for LSU.” 

Rodrigue says the group hopes to provide scholarships for band members, including the Colorguard and Golden Girls.

Cut 13 (08) “…they would need.”

Rodrigue says unlike some alumni groups, the ability to join will not be limited to just alumni and membership dues are set at a reasonable rate.

Cut 14 (10) “…established in 1893.”

More details can be found at TheFourNotesClub.com.

Governor Edwards says he’s optimistic in his ability as a Democratic governor to work with a state legislature that finds both chambers stacked with Republicans.  Edwards says he’ll work to move Louisiana forward regardless of partisan affiliation and hopes legislators have the same outlook for smooth operations.

Cut 3 (04)   “the same thing” 

Four years ago, a GOP-dominated House broke away from years of tradition in letting the Governor hand-pick the House speaker.

The scope of Monday’s ransomware attack is starting to come into focus as details about just how many devices had to be wiped were shared at today’s Cyber Security Committee meeting. Deputy CIO Neil Underwood says no personal data was compromised, but to free impacted devices from the attack, they had to wipe and restore a lot of them.

Cut 9 (10) “…infrastructure″

Senator John Kennedy slams VH1 for Cartel Crews, a program showcasing the lives of friends and family of those in drug cartels. Brooke Thorington has more…

Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Brooke Thorington”

Governor Edwards addresses some of the issues that will be the benchmarks of his second term.  Following a reinvestment in higher education and the locking in a pay raise for public school teachers in his first term, Edwards says his focus on education will continue.

Cut 7 (12) “…the southern average.”

LSU students are getting the best ROI with their education among SEC schools according to a new report from Georgetown University. Students may have to take out a large loan to fund their college experience at other schools, but LSU President F. King Alexander says that is not necessarily the case at LSU.

Cut 6 (10) “…lowest among flagships.”

A protest against the state’s sales tax on feminine products is underway at Tulane, it’s being hosted by Period Equity. They’ve asked attendees to bring receipts of their latest tampon purchase with them. LIFT Louisiana is helping organize the event, Legal Advisory Board Member Laura Fine…

Cut 10 (11) “…unconstitutional.”

Quote Wizard finds Louisiana ranks seventh for most distracted drivers. State Police Sergeant Melissa Matey says taking your eyes off the road for just a second or two could lead to a wreck, especially if the driver in front of you makes a sudden stop…
Cut 14 (12) “…happen” 

Mississippi was the least distracted state.