The Louisiana Department of Education is investing five million dollars into the Steve Carter Tutoring program, which will result in more students receiving high dosage tutoring. Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Doctor Jenna Chiasson, says the five million dollars from the department of education is on top of the five-million dollars the state legislature appropriated for this school year…

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Now in its third year, the Steve Carter Tutoring Program has experienced increased demand and has a waitlist of eight thousand students.

Tomorrow is the 20^th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser was a private citizen back then and was one of many who conducted their own rescue mission…

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Lafayette Police have charged two people with attempted murder in the shooting of a six-year-old girl. Detective Ken Handy says the circumstances surrounding the shooting are still under investigation…

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The two people arrested have been identified as Dayon Andrus and Ja Andrea Kentrell Willis. The six-year-old remains hospitalized, in stable condition.

There are two college football games in north Louisiana tonight. ULM begins the second season of the Bryant Vincent era by hosting St. Francis.

Northwestern State is hosting Alcorn State. Second year head coach Blaine McCorkle has a scouting report on the Braves…

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Kick-off is at 7 PM.

Tomorrow marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina came crashing ashore, altering life in South Louisiana forever. At that time, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser was a private citizen who rode out the storm at his home in Plaquemines Parish. Nungesser helped rescue 30 people by airboat.

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While parts of New Orleans have never recovered, the Superdome was repaired and reopened about a year later. Doug Thornton, who was the general manager of the dome at the time, says Governor Kathleen Blanco was feeling pressure from the public to use federal dollars to rebuild hospitals, schools, roads and bridges.

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The state department of education will use five million dollars in federal money to tutor more students struggling in literacy or math. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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You have until a week from Saturday to claim your state tax refund before that money goes into the state’s unclaimed property. Currently, the state has almost 13-million dollars in uncashed tax refunds. Remember, even if that money goes in unclaimed property, it still belongs to the taxpayer, and it always will.

New Orleans authorities reveal 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez the nonverbal autistic boy who disappeared from his home on August 14th died from blunt force due to an alligator and subsequently drowned in a canal. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick has requested that the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries eradicate nuisance alligators.

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Kirkpatrick says the coroner was unable to determine if the alligator attack occurred the same day Bryan went missing.

Two men have been arrested in the shooting of a six-year-old girl in Lafayette. Lafayette Police Detective Ken Handy says the first suspect arrested…

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This morning, a second suspect, Ja Andrea Kentrell Willis, was arrested in Beaumont, Texas; he’s awaiting extradition back to Lafayette. A motive for the shooting has not been released and the six-year-old’s condition has stabilized.

Twenty years ago today, thousands of people entered the Superdome to take shelter from Hurricane Katrina, before it destroyed thousands of homes and businesses and took numerous lives. The next morning on August 29^th, Katrina’s fierce winds peeled off sections of the Superdome roof. Doug Thornton was the general manager of the Dome at the time.

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Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser was a private citizen who rode out Hurricane Katrina at his home in Plaquemines Parish. Nungesser says what he experienced that day are things he will never forget.

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Nungesser says he helped rescued 30 people by airboat.

We now know how 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez died.

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Vasquez was discovered missing on August 14th, and his body was found in a nearby lagoon 12 days later. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says she has formerly requested that LDWF eradicate nuisance alligators from that lagoon, and that work started yesterday afternoon.

A six-year-old girl is recovering after being shot in Lafayette over the weekend. Lafayette Police Detective Ken Handy says fortunately, the girl will survive.

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Two suspects are under arrest. Daylon Andrus was initially arrested and was booked on a charge of attempted second-degree murder. This morning, Ja Andrea Kentrell Willis was arrested in Beaumont, Texas.

Twenty years ago, people arrived for work on Friday morning, not thinking that Hurricane Katrina was going to upend their lives that Monday. That’s because Katrina’s original track had it making landfall over Pensacola, Florida. During the day, the track greatly shifted west, catching everyone completely off-guard. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says technology has evolved since then — and so has hurricane forecasting. 

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While parts of the city never recovered, the Superdome was repaired and reopened about a year later. Doug Thornton, who was the general manager of the dome at the time, says Governor Kathleen Blanco was feeling pressure from the public to use federal dollars to rebuild hospitals, schools, roads and bridges.

Cut 12 (11) “…could be built.”

Twenty years ago today, thousands of people took shelter at the Superdome before Hurricane Katrina unleashed catastrophic damage across southeast Louisiana. The general manager of the Dome at the time, Doug Thornton, rode out the storm in the iconic stadium and witnessed portions of the roof being torn off. A weary Thornton remembers the helicopter ride out of New Orleans

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One reason why the Dome was used as a shelter of last resort, because residents of metro New Orleans only had a couple of days to evacuate from the storm. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says forecasting the track of hurricanes has improved greatly in 20 years…

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There are two college football games in north Louisiana tonight. ULM begins the second season of the Bryant Vincent era by hosting St. Francis, an FCS School from Pennsylvania.

Northwestern State opens the season by hosting Alcorn State. Second year head coach Blaine McCorkle has a scouting report on the Braves…

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Kick-off is at 7 PM In Turpin Stadium.

The 90^th annual Shrimp and Petroleum Festival gets underway tonight in Morgan City. Festival President Charlie Solar Junior says there will be several events through Labor Day weekend, including a shrimp cook-off Saturday morning.

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Solar says all the shrimp sold and consumed at the festival this year will be domestic.

Twenty years ago today, thousands of people entered the Superdome to take shelter from Hurricane Katrina. The next morning on August 29^th, Katrina’s fierce winds peeled off sections of the Superdome roof. Doug Thornton was the general manager of the Dome at the time.

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On Friday before hurricane Katrina made her destructive landfall on that Monday, forecasters were preparing Florida for the storm, not Louisiana. LSU Public Health Climatologist, Barry Keim says since then predictions more accurate with things like ensemble forecasting using slight variations in initial conditions.

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Former Kentwood High star Trey Palmer is now with the New Orleans Saints. Palmer was released by the Buccaneers, but the 24-year-old receiver was picked up by the Black and Gold. Palmer is also a former LSU Tiger and finished his college career at Nebraska. In two seasons in Tampa, Palmer had 51 catches for 557 yards and four touchdowns.

It’s the 90th annual Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City this weekend. Festival President Charlie Solar Jr. says there will be several events through Labor Day, including live music, activities for kids and a shrimp cook-off Saturday morning.

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And he says you can enter free to enjoy the fireworks, music, and parade.

State Troopers are looking for the driver and vehicle Involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash yesterday around 1:00 p.m. on I-10 north frontage road just east of Highway 165 in Jefferson Davis Parish. The crash claimed the life of pedestrian 53-year-old Bonnie Fontenot of Jennings, who had previously been reported missing. Fontenot died at the scene. Authorities are working to determine the make, model, and driver of the suspect vehicle, and they’re asking anyone with information to contact LSP Troop D at (337) 491-2511. Information can be reported anonymously through the Louisiana State Police online reporting system by visiting File a Report or calling the LSP Fusion Center Hotline at 1-800-434-8007.

We now know how 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez died. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick announced yesterday that he died from blunt force due to an alligator and subsequently drowned. Bryan was a nonverbal autistic boy who disappeared from his home on August 14th, 12 days before his body was found. Kirkpatrick says they are looking into the circumstances surrounding Bryan’s disappearance.

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Twenty years ago, people in New Orleans were caught off-guard by Hurricane Katrina, with forecasters originally predicting it was going to make landfall several hundred miles east. Andrew Greenstein reports technology has evolved since then.

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The 90th annual Shrimp and Petroleum Festival is this weekend in Morgan City. Festival President Charlie Solar Jr. says there will be live music, activities for kids and a shrimp cook off. And admission is free.

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New Orleans authorities reveal 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez the nonverbal autistic boy who disappeared from his home on August 14th died from blunt force due to an alligator and subsequently drowned. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick has requested that the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries eradicate nuisance alligators.

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An arrest has been made in the ongoing investigation into the shooting of  6-year-old Riley Francis in Lafayette Sunday. 21-year-old Daylon Andrus has been arrested and booked into a Lafayette Parish jail on one count of attempted second-degree murder. Riley is listed in stable condition. She is in a critical care unit in a  Baton Rouge hospital.

On this day 20 years ago, New Orleans residents who had no place to go walked into the Superdome to take shelter from approaching Hurricane Katrina. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says predicting where the storms go and how strong they will be has also gotten a lot more precise in the last two decades.

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