According to the CDC, Louisiana has the highest rate of flu activity of any state in the Continental United States. Dr. Fred Lopez, a professor of medicine at LSU Health New Orleans, says this is a relatively early start to flu season.

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Some scary moments on the campus of Southern University yesterday evening as a student is accidentally shot on campus. Baton Rouge Police Corporal Saundra Watts says 19-year-olds Jiqueze Dillon and Robert Washington were with a 20-year-old student in the parking lot at University Apartments

Cut 9 (13)  “…struck the victim.”

The victim is expected to survive his injuries. Dillon and Washington are both facing charges.

The Shreveport Regional Airport is offering daily nonstop flights to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for the first time in 18 years. Airport spokesman Mark Crawford says the once-daily flight leaves between seven AM and nine AM and takes about two hours to arrive at O’Hare.

Cut 7 (12) “…United Airlines.”

Crawford says if demand is high, a second daily flight could be added, as they’ve seen with flights to Charlotte and Denver.

The global credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has upgraded Louisiana’s state credit rating from Double-A negative (AA-) to Double-A (AA), with a Stable Outlook. State Treasurer John Fleming says a stronger credit rating can help access capital markets on more favorable terms, potentially reducing borrowing costs.

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If you haven’t gotten your flu vaccine yet, now’s a good time to schedule one. The CDC says Louisiana has the highest level of flu activity in the Continental United States, and flu season is just getting underway. Dr. Fred Lopez, a professor of medicine at LSU Health New Orleans, says there are a couple of reasons why people here in Louisiana are especially at risk for getting the flu.

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A Southern University student is lucky to be alive after being accidentally shot in the parking lot of an on-campus apartment complex. Baton Rouge Police say as one man was handing the gun to another, it accidentally discharged, hitting the victim. Corporal Saundra Watts says this underscores the fact that guns are not toys.

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The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office is accusing a northeast Louisiana police chief of stealing funds intended for the family of a police officer killed in the line of duty. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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You can add West Baton Rouge Parish to the long list of parishes under burn bans. This comes as dry, breezy weather increases the chances of wildfires. Burn bans are in effect for nearly the entire state, except for most of southeast Louisiana.

We’re not even in November, and flu activity is ramping up in Louisiana. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office says they detained 18 undocumented adults in Ferriday yesterday. Authorities say they were riding in a large passenger van that was towing a utility trailer that became disabled on the side of the road on Highway 84. The undocumented adults were in the van and the trailer was loaded with luggage.

Baton Rouge Police have arrested two 19-year-olds who were involved in an accidental shooting on Southern University’s campus late yesterday afternoon. Corporal Saundra Watts says one of the teens arrested was handing the gun to the other teen when the gun went off…

Cut 10 (10) “…firearm on campus”

Watts says the shooting took place in the parking lot at University Apartments  and the victim is expected to survive his injuries.

The Shreveport Regional Airport is offering daily nonstop flights to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for the first time in 18 years. The new United Airlines service began Sunday, and airport spokesperson Mark Crawford says Monday’s flight was nearly full…

Cut 6 (11) “…out and about.”

Crawford says the Chicago once-daily flight leaves between seven AM and nine AM and takes about two hours to arrive at O’Hare.

Just a few hours to go in early voting in the November 3rd election. Early voting ends at six this evening. After that, your last chance to cast a ballot will be on that November 3rd Election Day. Everyone will be voting in the general election for U.S. Senate, the open primary for U.S. House and on ten proposed constitutional amendments.

Louisiana has the highest rate of flu activity of any state in the Continental United States. According to the CDC, Louisiana and Hawaii are the only states where flu activity has risen to the level of “moderate” this early into flu season. Dr. Fred Lopez, a professor of medicine at LSU Health New Orleans, says the prevailing subtype this year is H1N1.

Cut 4 (14) “…isn’t as good.”

Some scary moments on the campus of Southern University yesterday evening as a student is accidentally shot on campus. Baton Rouge Police Corporal Saundra Watts says 19-year-olds Jiqueze Dillon and Robert Washington were with a 20-year-old student in the parking lot at University Apartments

Cut 9 (13)  “…struck the victim.”

The victim was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive his injuries. Dillon and Washington are both facing charges.

For the first time in 18 years, Shreveport Regional Airport is offering daily nonstop flights to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport through United Airlines. Airport spokesman Mark Crawford says it allows you to take an easy day trip or weekend trip to Chicago.

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If you want to take advantage of early voting, you have until six this evening to do so. After that, you’ll have to wait until Election Day one week from today. One of the hot races this year is in the Fifth Congressional District. At a candidate forum in Baton Rouge yesterday, Michael Echols says it’s important for Republicans to stick together when voting on legislation.

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The Shreveport Regional Airport is offering daily nonstop flights to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport for the first time in 18 years. Airport spokesman Mark Crawford says the once-daily flight leaves between seven AM and nine AM and takes about two hours to arrive at O’Hare.

Cut 7 (12) “…United Airlines.”

The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office is accusing a northeast Louisiana police chief of stealing funds intended for the family of a police officer killed in the line of duty. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

You can add West Baton Rouge Parish to the long list of parishes under burn bans. This comes as dry, breezy weather conditions increases the chances of wildfires. Burn bans are in effect for nearly the entire state, except for most of southeast Louisiana.

The Baton Rouge Press Club held a Fifth District Congressional forum on Monday and three of the Republican candidates attended. In the last newscast, we heard from state representative Gabe Firment. In this newscast, let’s hear from small business owner Austin Magee, who says the federal government can make sure Social Security does not become insolvent, by reducing spending that does not benefit the United States…

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In the next newscast, we’ll from state representative Michael Echols.

We are looking at another dry work week, but rain chances increase on Saturday….

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LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim.

We’re not even in November, and flu activity is ramping up in Louisiana. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 1 (34) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

The Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office says they detained 18 undocumented adults in Ferriday yesterday. Authorities say they were riding in a large passenger van that was towing a utility trailer that became disabled on the side of the road on Highway 84. The undocumented adults were in the van and the trailer was loaded with luggage.

The Baton Rouge Press Club held a Fifth District Congressional forum on Monday and three of the Republican candidates attended. So we will hear from them over the next few newscasts. Starting with State Representative Gabe Firment, who says he supports the Medicaid work requirement provision in the Big Beautiful Bill…

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In the next two newscasts, we’ll hear from small business owner Austin Magee and state representative Michael Echols.

According to the CDC, Louisiana has the highest rate of flu activity of any state in the Continental United States –. Dr. Fred Lopez, a professor of medicine at LSU Health New Orleans, says this is a relatively early start to flu season.

Cut 3 (12) “…time of year.”

Dr. Lopez says the prevailing subtype this year is H1N1.

The Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership says the Capital Region leads comparable metro areas in job growth. Andrew Fitzgerald, the senior vice president of strategy and research, says the region added 13,700 jobs over the past year, with construction accounting for much of the growth.

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Fitzgerald says the Capital Region now has more than 58-thousand construction jobs.

The Shreveport Regional Airport is offering daily non-stop flights to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. It’s been 18 years since you could fly directly from Shreveport to one of the busiest airports in the world. Shreveport Airport spokesperson Mark Crawford says the service started Sunday and the United Airlines flight leaving yesterday was nearly full….

Cut 6 (11) “…out and about”

Crawford says if demand is high, a second daily flight could be added, as they’ve seen with flights to Charlotte and Denver.