5:30 LRN Newscast

The most closely watched race in tomorrow’s election will be that in the 6th district. Four Democrats and one Republican are vying for the seat in the newly-drawn majority-Black district. Elbert Guillory is the lone Republican running in the race; he says education is among his top priorities.

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Cleo Fields, who’s widely seen as the overwhelming favorite, echoes Guillory’s sentiment.

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Another Democrat seeking the seat is Quentin Anderson, who says one of his top priorities is to boost the minimum wage, which hasn’t increased in 15 years.

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The other two Democrats on the ballot are Wilken Jones and Peter Williams.

After losing their seventh game in a row, the Saints have fired Head Coach Dennis Allen.

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Here we go again. Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean and is headed towards the Louisiana gulf coast. The system is expected to weaken or even dissipate before it reaches the coast. Still, LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says Saturday’s LSU game might get a little wet.

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4:30 PM Newscast Nov 4

Louisiana voters go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new Congressman in the newly drawn sixth district, which cuts a diagonal line through the state from Baton Rouge to Shreveport. It’s the state’s second majority-Black district. All five candidates for the seat are Black, including Democrats Quentin Anderson, Wilken Jones, Peter Williams and State Senator Cleo Fields and Republican Elbert Guillory. Anderson says one of his priorities is addressing crime that’s rampant in the two major cities in the district, saying that it goes beyond policing.

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Guillory says he will work to keep American dollars in America and to cut down on foreign spending.

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Fields says one of his priorities is to increase the minimum wage.

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The Saints have fired head coach Dennis Allen as the team is mired in a seven-game losing streak. Special Teams Coordinator Darren Rizzi has been named interim head coach and Host of the Locked-On Saints Podcast Ross Jackson says that’s the right move…

Cut 10 (12) “…. your young players”

A tropical system that developed south of Jamaica is now Tropical storm Rafael and is moving northwest towards the Gulf of Mexico. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the National Hurricane Center’s official forecast has the storm approaching the Louisiana coast by the end of the week….

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Too early to say what kind of impact Louisiana will see.

3:30 PM Newscast Nov 4

The U S Supreme Court agreed to hear Louisiana’s redistricting dispute today. The district lines have been in and out of the courts since they were redrawn after the 2020 Census. The most recent boundaries created 2 majority minority districts but were blocked by a district court as unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. Then in May the US Supreme Court put challenges on-hold saying the districts could be used for this election cycle.

Voters in the newly created majority minority 6th district will go to the polls to elect a new congressman tomorrow. All five candidates are black. Democrats Quentin Anderson, Wilken Jones, Peter Williams and State Senator Democrat Cleo Fields are running. Fields says early childhood education is one of his main priorities…

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The lone Republican Elbert Guillory cites education as one of his priorities as well…

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The Saints have fired head coach Dennis Allen after the team suffered its seventh straight loss. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Tropical Depression 18 formed south of Jamaica and is now Tropical Storm Rafael. It’s moving northwest towards the Gulf of Mexico. By mid-week, it may reach Category 1 hurricane status as it nears Cuba. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim…

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2:30 PM Newscast Nov 4

After seven losses in a row, the Saints have fired Head Coach Dennis Allen. Special Teams Coordinator Darren Rizzi has been named interim head coach and if he does well for the rest of the season, he may be considered for the full-time head coaching position. On WWL Radio, former Saints running back Deuce McAllister says Allen was not clicking with the team.

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Allen ends his tenure with the Saints with a record of 18-25 in two and a half seasons, missing the playoffs in 2022 and 2023.

Tropical Depression 18 has formed south of Jamaica, and it’s expected to become Rafael as it moves northwest towards the Gulf of Mexico. Southeast Louisiana is the cone of uncertainty. But the system is expected to weaken or hopefully even dissipate before reaching the coast. But LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says there’s the potential for rain and breezy conditions for Saturday night’s Bama-LSU game.

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The most closely watched federal race in the state is the one for the newly redrawn 6th Congressional District. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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1:30 LRN Newscast

Election day is tomorrow and voters in the newly drawn Sixth Congressional District will be electing a new member to the U-S House of Representatives. Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields is considered the front-runner to represent the new majority-minority district. Fields says if elected, he’ll push to increase the minimum wage…

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Fields previously served in Congress in the 1990s. Political newcomer Quentin Anderson of Baton Rouge is also running to represent the sixth district. Anderson echos Fields’ call for a higher minimum wage…

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Two other Democrats are also running, Wilken Jones Junior and Peter Williams. They are political unknowns.  The lone Republican in the race is former state senator Elbert Guillory, who is hoping to force a runoff against one of Democratic candidates.

The Saints have fired head coach Dennis Allen. New Orleans lost its seventh straight yesterday, 23 to 22 to the lowly Carolina Panthers. Host of the Locked on Saints Podcast Ross Jackson says a move had to be made after losing to one of the worst teams in the NFL…

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Allen ends his tenure with the Saints with a record of 18-25 in two and a half seasons, missing the playoffs in 2022 and 2023.

Tropical Depression 18 has formed south of Jamica and it’s expected to develop into a hurricane as it moves northwest towards the Gulf of Mexico. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the National Hurricane Center’s official forecast has the storm approaching the Louisiana coast by the end of the week….

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Too early to say what kind of impact Louisiana will see.

12:30 LRN Newscast

The Saints have fired head coach Dennis Allen after the team suffered its seventh straight loss. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Victims have been identified from a helicopter crash that happened in Iowa on Friday night. 50-year-old Jared Savant, his wife 35-year-old Tanya Savant, and their 2-year-old baby all of Kinder died in the crash. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched and stayed on the scene until the FAA arrived and began a preliminary investigation. No further information is available at this time.

Tropical Depression Eighteen, formerly a disturbance in the Caribbean, developed over the weekend with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, moving north at 9 mph. It is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Rafael as it moves near Jamaica. By mid-week, it may reach Category 1 hurricane status as it nears Cuba. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says a storm in November is rare…

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Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge is conducting The Sweet Study involving the medication, Ozempic.  It’s designed to help women at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes.Half the participants receive Ozempic during the study, and the other half get a placebo. It includes women from all over Louisiana. Those who pass a phone screening will visit Woman’s in Baton Rouge for in-person screening tests. If those tests and questions qualify her, Scientific Research Director, Dr. Elizabeth Sutton says the participant will come back for baseline testing then…

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11:30 LRN Newscast

Tomorrow is Election Day, and both major political parties are pulling out all the stops in getting the vote out. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The Saints have fired head coach Dennis Allen as the team is mired in a seven-game losing streak. Special Teams Coordinator Darren Rizzi has been named interim head coach and Host of the Locked on Saints Podcast Ross Jackson says that’s the right move…

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LSU Shreveport celebrates record-breaking enrollment for the second consecutive semester, reaching 10,851 students in Fall 2024—an 11% increase over last fall and a 24-percent increase from Fall 2022. Chancellor Dr. Robert Smith credits faculty and staff for their commitment to recruiting and retaining students…

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Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge is conducting The Sweet Study involving the medication, Ozempic. It’s designed to help women at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Scientific Research Director, Dr. Elizabeth Sutton, says most people don’t know they’re at risk for developing diabetes and women who have experienced gestational diabetes are at much greater risk…

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Contact Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge if you want to participate.

10:30 LRN Newscast

We are on the eve of election day as polls are set to open tomorrow morning at 6 AM and stay open until eight PM. Former President Donald Trump is expected to easily take Louisiana in the presidential race over Vice President Kamala Harris. But State Republican Party executive director Cory Dennis says if 2020 taught us anything, every vote counts…

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At a rally at the state Democratic party headquarters, former Governor John Bel Edwards….

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Tropical Depression 18 has formed in the Caribbean and it will develop into a hurricane and move into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday. Too early to tell on impacts to Louisiana, but worth watching.

The Saints have fired head coach Dennis Allen. New Orleans lost its seventh straight yesterday, 23 to 22 to the lowly Carolina Panthers. Host of the Locked on Saints Podcast Ross Jackson says a move had to be made after losing to one of the worst teams in the NFL…

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Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge is conducting a study designed to help women at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

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9:30 LRN Newscast

With just hours to go before voters go to the polls, both political parties in Louisiana are pulling out the stops in getting out the vote. State Republican Party executive director Cory Dennis says if early voting is any indication, Election Day should be a good day for the G-O-P in the state.

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According to the Secretary of State’s office, 430-thousand Republicans have early voted compared to 344-thousand Democrats.

hile Vice President Kamala Harris is not expected to win Louisiana, Democrats are expected to gain a seat in the House thanks to the newly drawn sixth Congressional District that now favors a minority to win. Former Governor John Bel Edwards…

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Polls are open tomorrow from 6 AM to 8 PM.

The Saints seven-game losing streak has cost coach Dennis Allen’s job. Multiple media outlets are reporting Allen was fired this morning after New Orleans lost to the Carolina Panthers 23 to 22 yesterday. It’s the first time in 44 years that the Saints have fired a coach mid-season.

A tropical depression has formed in the Caribbean and it’s expected to grow into a hurricane and enter the Gulf of Mexico. Southeast Louisiana is in the cone of uncertainty, but the storm could weaken as it moves towards the northern Gulf coast.

Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge is looking for participants to as they conduct a study to see if Ozempic can be used to risk of developing type 2 diabetes specifically in women who were diagnosed with gestational diabetes during their pregnancy. Scientific Research Director Doctor Elizabeth Sutton…

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Women who meet the study’s criteria and complete it, will earn one-thousand dollars. Contact Women’s hospital for more information.

8:30 LRN Newscast

Tomorrow is Election Day, and both major political parties are pulling out all the stops in getting the vote out. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The National Hurricane Center says potential tropical storm cyclone 18 in the Caribbean will enter the southwestern Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane later this week and head towards the Louisiana coast. Southeast Louisiana is in the cone of uncertainty. The storm is expected to weaken to a tropical storm as it moves towards the Northern Gulf Coast.

High school marching bands from around the state will compete in Lake Charles over the next three days in the inaugural Louisiana State Marching Band Championship. Louisiana Music Educators Association President Lee Hicks says the marching bands will be judged on how they perform at this event…

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Hicks says the event provides a high-profile platform for Louisiana’s top high school bands to demonstrate their skill, creativity, and school spirit.

LSU Shreveport has set an enrollment record as 10,851 students are enrolled at the school. Chancellor Doctor Robert Smith says it’s great to see…

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LSU-S’s graduate programs are very population as 81-hundred students are enrolled, a university record.