After one of the most oppressive summers on record, fall-like temperatures are on the horizon, just a little later than normal. Brooke Thorington has more.
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There are a lot of questions about the Saints offense after they fail to score a touchdown in a 26-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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It’s officially fall but it sure still feels like summer in Louisiana. Highs Sunday reached into the 90s, but State Climatologist Barry Keim says we should start to see autumn-like temperatures into the weekend.
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Keim says the fall-like weather is arriving late for Louisiana, usually by mid-September we’ll experience our first drop in temperatures signifying that autumn has arrived.
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For football and any outdoor activity this weekend, Keim says you’ll definitely feel a chill in the air, especially compared to the oppressive summer temperatures that have been relentless.
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Lows on Saturday will be in the lower 60s and upper 50s.
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Tonight’s Powerball jackpot is a staggering $1.04 billion with a cash value of $478 million, making it the fourth-largest jackpot in the history of the game. Louisiana Lottery Spokesperson Dustin Annison says sales normally pick up when there’s a jackpot of this size because of the excitement.
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Jackpot winners can either take the cash value of $478 million in one payment or the billion-dollar jackpot in annual payments over 29 years. Annison says players can win prizes from the lottery without matching all six numbers.
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It’s the second largest jackpot this year and the 9th largest U-S jackpot. Annison says the odds of winning the jackpot is one in 292 million but the odds of winning any prize is one in 25. Although players are excited, he urges people to play responsibly.
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Tickets must be purchased by 9 p.m. to qualify for tonight’s drawing.
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Investigators with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Enforcement Division have arrested 30-year-old Zachary Faulk of Merryville. Commissioner Mike Strain says Faulk faces one count of negligent burning and one count of violating the state burn ban after he allegedly started a fire on his property on August 17th…
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Strain says the blaze that Faulk was arrested in connection to was adjacent to and part of the Tiger Island Fire, but the big battle was to save the town of Merryville…
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Faulk surrendered himself on September 25th to the Beauregard Parish Jail. (Bond was set at $50,000)
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It was a rough weekend for LSU and Saints fans as their teams suffered disappointing losses. The Fighting Tigers gave up a school record 706 yards in 55-49 loss to Ole Miss. Many fans are putting defensive coordinator Matt House on the hot seat, but Coach Brian Kelly says everyone needs to pick up their game..
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On Sunday, the Saints failed to score a touchdown in a 26-9 defeat to Tampa Bay. New Orleans has scored 21 or fewer points in ten consecutive games. Quarterback Derek Carr threw for only 127 yards in yesterday’s loss…
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