New Orleans’ chances of hosting the Super Bowl in 2031 are in serious jeopardy. The Saints and the state have missed a key deadline to bid on hosting the game that year, which is the earliest that the Super Bowl can return to the city. Greg Bensel with the Saints says the big holdup has been the ongoing negotiations on a lease extension for the state-owned Superdome.

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A major milestone for the I-20 project in Bossier City, as the project marks two years since reconstruction got underway. DOTD spokeswoman Erin Buchahan says the project should be completed either by the end of this year or by February of next year. Until then, there are still a few major things left to do.

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We could be just a few short weeks away from being out of hurricane danger for 2025 and we can thank a Bermuda High. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Longtime Lafayette Prosecutor Gary Haynes is convicted on all counts in his federal bribery case. Haynes was found guilty of conspiring to solicit bribes and kickbacks during his time at the 15th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. The jury took less than three hours to render its verdict. Haynes faces up to 65 years in federal prison.

The Saints want to host the Super Bowl again in 2031, but the team needs to extend its lease for the Superdome with the state beyond the current deal, which expires in 2030. Team spokesperson Greg Bensel says they are trying to make that happen…

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Bensel is hopeful a new lease agreement can be announced with the state in a few days.

There are several major projects underway at LSU. Interim President Matt Lee says the Our Lady of the Lake Health Interdisciplinary Science Building will open next year, and the school is also working to meet the housing demand, given record enrollment.

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Tropical Storm Gabrielle is expected to become a hurricane early next week, but just like Erin earlier this year, it will stay out in the middle of the Atlantic. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says a weak Bermuda high is keeping these storms away from the United States…

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2015 was the last time the U-S did not have a hurricane make landfall along its coast.

A major milestone for the I-20 project in Bossier City, as the project marks two years since reconstruction got underway. DOTD spokeswoman Erin Buchahan says the roadway had not been rebuilt since it was first constructed in the 1960s and had outlived its usefulness.

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Buchanan says construction could wrap up late this year or early next year.

New Orleans’ quest to host the Super Bowl in 2031 is in jeopardy, but all hope is not lost. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A Laplace man has received life in prison for stabbing a Raising Cain’s manager in Kenner. Authorities say surveillance video shows Joshua Every stabbing 21-year-old Taylor Friloux multiple times in the head, neck and chest areas during a robbery at the restaurant in 2016.

The 2025 hurricane season remains quiet. Tropical Storm Gabrielle is moving through the Eastern Atlantic, but this is another storm that’s expected to curve north and miss the United States. LSU health climatologist Barry Keim says we can thank a Bermuda High for keeping storms away and it’s reminiscent of the hurricane seasons in 1951 and 52…

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Keim says there are still 10 weeks left in the hurricane season, so we can’t let our guard down yet.

LSU’s freshmen class for the flagship campus in Baton Rouge is the largest incoming class in the school’s history. And LSU interim president Matt Lee says this class is the most academically accomplished.

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Lee says LSU Eunice, LSU Alexandria and LSU Shreveport also set enrollment records this year.

The Saints would like to host the Super Bowl in 2031, but the team needs a new lease with the Superdome. The current one expires in 2030. Saints spokesperson Greg Bensel says it would be in everyone’s best interest to get a new lease that extends well beyond 2030, since the partnership has been  a public-private one.

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Bensel says they are close to reaching a new agreement with the state on a new lease.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle has formed in the Eastern Atlantic, and it’s forecast to become just the second hurricane of 2025. Like the first one, Erin, it’s expected to stay well clear of the U.S. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says that’s because of what’s known as the “Bermuda High.”

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The Louisiana Department of Health is urging caution after a fifth person has died of Vibrio vulnificus. Andre Champagne reports.

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New Orleans’ chances of hosting the Super Bowl in 2031 are in serious jeopardy. The Saints and the state have missed a key deadline to bid on hosting the game that year, which is the earliest that the Super Bowl can return to the city. Greg Bensel with the Saints says the big holdup has been the ongoing negotiations on a lease extension for the state-owned Superdome.

Cut 3 (10) “…is very close.”

There are several major projects underway at LSU. Interim President Matt Lee says the Our Lady of the Lake Health Interdisciplinary Science Building will open next year, and the school is also working to meet the housing demand, given record enrollment.

Cut 12 (13) “…modern academic centerpiece.”

It took nearly a decade, but deputies in Terrebonne Parish have arrested two men in connection with the murder of a woman. On December 1st, 2015, 56-year-old Pamela Johnson was shot to death. Her husband, 70-year-old Charles Johnson, was arrested, along with 43-year-old Shannon Robinson. Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet (SOIN-yay) says it was only recently when detectives got their big break.

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The Louisiana Department of Health is urging caution after a fifth person has died from Vibrio vulnificus. This year, 26 residents have been infected, 24 of whom have an underlying medical condition. State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says there are certain medical conditions that increase the risk for severe complications.

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The Louisiana Department of Health is urging caution after a fifth person has died from Vibrio vulnificus. Those five are among 26 Louisiana residents who have been infected by the bacteria that naturally live in coastal waters and are found in higher numbers in the warmer months of May through October. State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says it’s a very seriousdisease.

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Of the 26 cases, 24 have had an underlying medical condition.

Nearly a decade after she was shot and killed, deputies in Terrebonne Parish have arrested two men in connection with the 2015 murder of 56-year-old Pamela Johnson. District Attorney Joseph Waitz says the Johnsons were going through a divorce at the time.

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Recently discovered evidence led to the arrest of her husband, 70-year-old Charles Johnson, along with 43-year-old Shannon Robinson who Waitz says Johnson hired to kill his wife.

In an interview on a Baton Rouge radio station, U.S. Representative Julia Letlow says she is focusing on serving the 5^th congressional district when asked about running for U-S Senate. Senator Bill Cassidy will likely face three well-known Republican challengers in next April’s primary — state Treasurer John Fleming, State Senator Blake Miguez and PSC member Eric Skrmetta. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says it’s far from a guarantee  Cassidy will be re-elected.

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LSU in Baton Rouge has its largest Freshman class in history and Interim president Matt Lee says for the first time in history, LSU’s research enterprise has crossed the 500-million mark.

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26 Louisianans have been hospitalized and 5 have died from Vibrio vulnificus infection. These bacteria are present in the Gulf in higher numbers from May to October and State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says certain medical conditions increase the risk for infection and severe complications.

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It took nearly a decade, but deputies in Terrebonne Parish have arrested two men for the murder of 56-year-old Pamela Johnson. District Attorney Joseph Waitz says Johnson’s husband 70-year-old Charles Johnson hired 43-year-old Shannon Robinson to kill his wife.

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He says Johnson and Robinson are both being held without bond and more arrests are likely.

Senator Bill Cassidy will face at least three challengers for the senate seat in the April primary. Cassiday is seen as vulnerable because he voted in 2021 to convict then-former President Trump in his second impeachment trial. Cassidy has worked hard to mend his relationship with Trump by supporting his legislation and political appointees, including U-S Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Hogan says if President Trump endorses someone other than Cassidy in the primary, it will not be good for Louisiana’s senior senator.

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LSU’s freshmen class for the flagship campus in Baton Rouge is the largest incoming class in the school’s history. LSU interim president Matt Lee says there are nearly 82-hundred first-time freshmen on campus, and more than five thousand of them are Louisiana residents — and this class is the most academically accomplished.

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Lee says LSU Eunice, LSU Alexandria and LSU Shreveport also set enrollment records this year.

Answering speculation that she would challenge Bill Cassidy for one of Louisiana’s senate seats, U.S. Representative Julia Letlow says she is focusing on serving the 5^th congressional district. But Senator Bill Cassidy will still likely face three well-known Republican challengers in next April’s primary — state Treasurer John Fleming, State Senator Blake Miguez and PSC member Eric Skrmetta. LSU Political Science Professor Rober Hogan says it’s far from a guarantee that Cassidy will be re-elected.

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A fifth person has died from Vibrio vulnificus infection. 26 Louisiana residents who have been infected by Vibrio which naturally live in coastal waters and are found in higher numbers in the warmer months of May through October. State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says if an open wound becomes exposed to coastal waters or raw or undercooked seafood, take action immediately since the infection can potentially kill within one to two days.

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After nearly a decade, two men are arrested for the murder of a woman in Terrebonne Parish. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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LSU has its largest freshman class in history and during his “State of the University” address, Interim President Matt Lee said the university is working to meet the housing demand.

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The Louisiana Department of Health is urging caution after a fifth person has died from Vibrio vulnificus infection. 26 Louisiana residents have been infected this year. Vibrio naturally live in coastal waters and are found in higher numbers in the warmer months of May through October. State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says it’s a severe disease.

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She says avoid exposure by covering open wounds with waterproof bandages when in the water and don’t eat raw or undercooked seafood from the warm Gulf waters.

LSU in Baton Rouge has their largest Freshman class in history and Interim president Matt Lee says for the first time in history, LSU’s research enterprise has crossed the 500-million mark.

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U-S Representative Julia Letlow tells a Baton Rouge radio station she will not challenge Bill Cassidy for one of Louisiana’s Senate seats. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Deputies in Terrebonne Parish have arrested two men for the 2015 murder 56-year-old Pamela Johnson. Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet (SOIN-yay) says detectives recently got their big break arrested Johnson’s husband, 70-year-old Charles Johnson along with 43-year-old Shannon Robinson.

Cut 13 (12)  “…for financial gain.”

Nearly a decade after she was shot and killed, deputies in Terrebonne Parish have arrested two men in connection with the 2015 murder of 56-year-old Pamela Johnson. District Attorney Joseph Waitz says the Johnsons were going through a divorce at the time.

Cut 14 (08) “…very tragic.”

Recently discovered evidence led to the arrest of her husband, 70-year-old Charles Johnson, along with 43-year-old Shannon Robinson who Waitz says Johnson hired to kill his wife.

The speculation can end over whether Republican U-S Representative Julia Letlow will challenge G-O-P Senator Bill Cassidy. Letlow told Talk 107-3 Baton Rouge that she will not run for U-S Senate next year; instead, she’ll seek re-election to continue to represent Louisiana’s 5^th Congressional District. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says Cassidy is likely relieved over this news.

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The Louisiana Department of Health is urging caution after a fifth person has died of Vibrio vulnificus. Andre Champagne reports.

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LSU’s freshmen class for the flagship campus in Baton Rouge is the largest incoming class in the school’s history. Interim president Matt Lee says there are nearly 82-hundred first-time freshmen on campus, and more than five thousand of them are Louisiana residents — and this class is the most academically accomplished.

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