A four-year-old girl is dead after being run over in a convenience store parking lot in Rapides Parish. Tommy Carnline with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office says the 30-year-old driver apparently didn’t realize what had happened.

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The Louisiana Shrimp Association is applauding Congressman Clay Higgins for calling for a halt to shrimp imports, amid a spike in recalls of imported shrimp contaminated with radioactive chemicals. President Acy Cooper says if the government can make it so that shrimpers can earn a living again, there can be enough domestically-caught shrimp to meet the demand coast-to-coast.

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If you’re going to the LSU game Saturday night, note that you will not be able to drive onto many areas on campus without a parking pass. Baton Rouge Police Lieutenant L’Jean McKneely says if your parking pass is downloaded onto your mobile phone, there’s no need to pull it out while driving 70 miles an hour along I-10.

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On Sunday, the Saints host one of their division rivals, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Earlier this week, Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield said he didn’t like the Saints. Saints head coach Kellen Moore says the team knows what Mayfield said, and they are looking forward to Sunday’s matchup.

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The Louisiana Shrimp Association is hailing Congressman Clay Higgins’ request to halt shrimp imports. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The LSU Presidential Search Committee has invited six individuals to appaly to be the next president of the LSU system. Two of the people urged to apply are interim president Matt Lee and McNeese president Wade Rousse. The search committee will meet on Wednesday and is expected to name three finalists.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a four-year-old girl. The child was hit by a vehicle in the parking lot of the Y-Not Stop on Highway 71 near Lecompte on Tuesday night. Rapides Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tommy Carnline says no charges have been filed against the driver…

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A storm system is expected to impact Louisiana this weekend that has a chance to put an end to the growing drought concerns. But State Climatologist Jay Grymes says the rain on Saturday could get in the way of your outdoor plans…

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Grymes says two to four inches of rain could fall across the state on Saturday and Sunday.

Louisiana is set to receive some much needed rain this weekend. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says two inches of rain could fall across south Louisiana tomorrow and Sunday, and that should take a bite out of the drought for a number of parishes.

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The chance of rain this weekend would contradict what Dixon McMakin and his longtime predecessor, Dan Borne, would tell the crowd at LSU’s Tiger Stadium about the chance of rain being “never.” And if you go to tomorrow night’s game, give yourself plenty of extra time, with police beefing up security starting four hours before kickoff. Baton Rouge Police Lieutenant L’Jean McKneely says depending on which direction you’re coming from, traffic will either be diverted or restricted.

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Congressman Clay Higgins is asking President Trump to halt all shrimp imports for the time being. In a letter, Higgins says radioactive shrimp on grocery store shelves is a significant public health threat. Higgins’ request has the full support of Louisiana Shrimp Association President Acy Cooper. He notes that the FDA prohibits the use of antibiotics in domestically-caught shrimp, and he says domestic shrimp is tested more stringently than imported shrimp, and that’s not right.

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Cooper says if the government can make it so that shrimpers can earn a living again, there can be enough domestically-caught shrimp to meet the demand coast-to-coast.

Intense debate breaks out over a bill to push back the closed party primaries by a month. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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State Senator Jay Luneau says he will not run for U.S. Senate, saying partisanship in DC is far worse than it is in Louisiana. That leaves Democrats still without a candidate to challenge Bill Cassidy.

In a letter to President Trump, Congressman Clay Higgins is asking that all shrimp imports be paused. Higgins says radioactive shrimp on grocery store shelves is a significant public health threat. Acy Cooper, the president of the Louisiana Shrimp Association, fully supports a suspension of shrimp imports.

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Nicholls State ranks as the number-one best value college in Louisiana. This, according to the website Niche-dot-com. Dr. Todd Keller, the provost and vice president for academic affairs, says surveys find that students really enjoy their time at Nicholls.

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On the first day of the special session, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee approved GOP legislation that would push back the qualifying and the primary election dates for the 2026 federal elections by one month. Black lawmakers oppose the move — Shreveport Senator Sam Jenkins told the bill’s author, Caleb Kleinpeter from Port Allen, that the legislature should not be changing election laws this close to the election.

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The plan that could be voted on by the Senate today, would move the state’s closed party primary from April to May.

Drought conditions have been expanding across the Bayou State, but Louisiana is set to receive some much-needed rain this weekend. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says two inches of rain could fall across south Louisiana Saturday and Sunday…

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Grymes says enough rain could fall this weekend to lift several local burn bans.

Nicholls State is ranked as the best value college in Louisiana. Andre Champagne has the story.

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Halloween is coming and Pickswise sports website has named the Ceasars Superdome as the most haunted stadium in the NFL. George Rogan with Pickswise says one factor for the 50-year-old stadium is the close proximity to St. Louis Cemetery.

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Qualifying for the party primaries is scheduled for January with primary elections set for April and May but Republican lawmakers are looking to push those back a month and the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee approved Caleb Kleinpeter’s bill to do just that. Shreveport Senator Sam Jenkins says the legislature should not change the election procedure when the elections are months away.

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For Buc-ee’s fans in North Louisiana, the big day is finally here – groundbreaking on the massive 70-thousand-square-foot Buc-ee’s in Ruston. Mayor Ronny Walker says it follows major progress on site prep.

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Walker says people can’t wait for the new Buc-ee’s to open in early 2027.

Nicholls State is named number one best value college in Louisiana, according to Niche.com. Dr. Todd Keller, the provost and vice president for academic affairs, says Nicholls’ average cost and tuition are significantly lower than the national and state averages and five years after graduation, alumni median earnings average four-thousand dollars more than the national average. And he says surveys find that students enjoy their time at Nicholls.

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Louisiana Tech ranks second for value, followed by U-L Lafayette, Louisiana Christian and ULM.

With Halloween approaching, the sports website Pickswise says the Ceasars Superdome is the most haunted stadium in the NFL. George Rogan with Pickswise says the overall spookiness of the state played a role in the ranking.

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He says the least haunted stadium is Empower Field at Mile High in Denver.

Republican lawmakers are looking to push the election back, because it’s possible the U-S Supreme Court will rule the state’s current congressional map as unconstitutional. Shreveport Senator Sam Jenkins believes it’s premature to act, since the court has not ordered Louisiana to move its election dates back, and delaying the elections could influence the Supreme Court’s decision. Author of the bill to change the dates, Caleb Kleinpeter, responded.

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Groundbreaking is finally here for the 70-thousand-square-foot Buc-ee’s in Ruston. Mayor Ronny Walker says there’s excitement for the opening in early 2027.

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The Superdome emerges at the top of one list. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Niche.com named Nicholls State Louisiana’s number one best value college based on price, alumni earnings, student debt, and graduation rate. Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Todd Keller says tuition is around half of Louisiana’s average.

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Nicholls also ranks third for safest college campus in Louisiana.

At the state capital, intense debate broke out over a bill to push back the closed party primaries by a month. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Groundbreaking is finally here for Buc-ee’s in Ruston. With their cleanest bathrooms on the planet, beaver nuggets and barbecue, Mayor Ronny Walker says they will help keep all vehicles moving with 120 gas pumps and

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Nicholls State ranks as the number-one best value college in Louisiana, according to Niche.com. The ranking is based on net price, alumni earnings, graduation rates and student debt. Dr. Todd Keller, the provost and vice president for academic affairs, says Nicholls’ average cost and tuition are significantly lower than the national and state averages and students feel at home.

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Louisiana Tech ranks second for value, followed by U-L Lafayette, Louisiana Christian and ULM.

Halloween is coming and Pickswise sports website has named the Ceasars Superdome as the most haunted stadium in the NFL. George Rogan with Pickswise says one factor for the 50-year-old stadium is the close proximity to St. Louis Cemetery.

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