According to Triple-A, the diesel prices in Louisiana have never been higher The statewide average for a gallon of diesel gasoline is $5.58, which is a record high. President Trump says oil and gas prices will not fall until right after the midterm election. Triple-A’s Don Redman hopes we do not have to wait that long…

Cut 6 (11) “…of those prices.”

Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says whereas most of us don’t drive diesel vehicles, we’ll be paying these high diesel prices in the form of higher prices for goods, and those high prices will linger for quite some time.

Cut 4 (13) “…to a year.”

Tomorrow marks an official record for the latest into a hurricane season without an Atlantic hurricane in the satellite era. The September 11^th mark was also reached in 2002 and 2013, but State Climatologist Jay Grimes says we could be on track to demolish that record.

Cut 10 (11) “…tropical storm.”

El Nino conditions are the reason for the super quiet season other than a few tropical storms.

LSU will not be kicked out of the SEC. Cooler heads have prevailed after LSU made the decision not to add two players who were on NFL training camp rosters last month to their roster. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says there’s no evidence LSU or coach Lane Kiffin broke any rules and he says it’s ridiculous LSU was threatened with expulsion…

Cut 15 (05) “…really Greg Sankey”

LSU will host Louisiana Tech on Saturday night.

Diesel prices in Louisiana have never been higher. The statewide average for diesel is almost $5.59 a gallon. This comes as the average for regular unleaded gasoline is not close to record territory – currently at $3.85, well short of the record of almost $4.56, set in June of 2022. Don Redman with Triple-A says the United States is a leading exporter of diesel, and it is having to export a lot more, especially to Europe.

Cut 3 (09) “…start making diesel.”

Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says these high diesel prices are also adding to the woes experienced by already-suffering Louisiana shrimpers.

Cut 5 (13) “…higher than that.”

The bitter legal fight between LSU and the SEC over the eligibility of two football players with recent NFL ties is over for now, with LSU no longer facing the threat of expulsion from the conference. A vote on whether LSU should remain in the SEC is not happening. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says the fact that SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey threatened to kick LSU out of the conference still doesn’t look good.

Cut 13 (11)  “…Greg Sankey is.”

An autonomous bus has arrived in Louisiana. The public transit system in Shreveport and Bossier City has acquired one with the help of a federal grant.  The self-driving bus seats 12 and it will be used in Shreveport’s Medical and Entertainment districts. Sportran CEO Dinero Washington says they expect to acquire additional autonomous buses…

Cut 8 (10) “….additional vehicles”

Washington says SporTran will break ground on an autonomous facility next month.

There will NOT be a vote today to expel LSU from the Southeastern Conference. And a federal lawsuit the SEC filed against LSU may not move forward as there has been de-escalation in the legal battle over two players, who were on NFL training camp rosters last month, who then attempted to return to college and play for LSU. LSU president Wade Rousse has informed the SEC that Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris will not play for the Tigers this season.

Quarterback Tyler Shough is getting ready to lead the Saints in Sunday’s season opener against the Lions. Kace Kieschnick has more…

Cut 3 (31) “…I’m Kace Kieschnick.

The Louisiana Department of Health awards more than two-million dollars to U-L Lafayette as part of its initiative to improve health care in rural areas. Almost 1.6-million dollars of that money will go to the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. The dean of that college, Dr. Lisa Broussard, says the goal is to prepare student nurses to become practitioners in rural areas.

Cut 4 (10) “…that they need.”

Tomorrow is the 25^th anniversary of Nine-Eleven. Mike Foster was Louisiana’s governor at the time and was in Lexington, Kentucky that day for a meeting of Southern governors when two planes flew into the Twin Towers in New York City. Another plane crashed into the Pentagon and another plane went down in Pennsylvania. Governor Foster’s press secretary Marsanne Golsby says she will never forget the concern everyone had…

Cut 12 (07) “…scared to death”

State Police drove Foster back to Baton Rouge that day.

Louisiana shrimpers are asking the federal government for help. Andrew Greenstein reports.

Cut 1 (34) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

According to Triple-A, the diesel prices in Louisiana have never been higher The statewide average for a gallon of diesel gasoline is $5.58, which is a record high. The price for a gallon of regular gasoline also jumped another four-cents overnight to a statewide average of $3.85 a gallon.

Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of the nine-eleven terrorist attacks. Louisiana’s governor at the time was the late Mike Foster, who was in Lexington, Kentucky, on that day for the Southern Governor’s Association Conference. His press secretary, Marsanne Golsby, says they were eating breakfast when the attack began.

Cut 10 (11) “…something like that.”

Golsby says the hotel emptied out quickly over concerns it could also be targeted because it was filled with elected officials from multiple states.

The SEC presidents and chancellors are meeting today and no longer on the agenda is a vote to expel LSU from the conference. LSU’s decision not to add Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris to roster after they were on NFL training camp rosters last month has put an end to the legal fight. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says it’s good to see the SEC is no longer trying to remove a charter member of its conference from the league…

Cut 14 (04) “….it’s time for”

The SEC is no longer slated to discuss or vote on expelling LSU from the conference during a meeting of university presidents and chancellors today. Jeff Palermo has the story.

Cut 2 (31) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

Another data center is in the works for Louisiana – this one about eight miles north of Lake Charles. Missouri-based Azimuth Renewables signed an option back in April to buy about 12-hundred acres of heavily wooded property in Moss Bluff. Many details about the project remain unclear.

Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history – the 9/11 terror attacks. Louisiana’s governor at the time, Mike Foster, was in Lexington, Kentucky, for the Southern Governor’s Association Conference. His press secretary, Marsanne Golsby, says once it became clear that this was a terrorist attack, the hotel emptied out quickly over concerns it could also be targeted.

Cut 11 (11) “…be another target.”

Louisiana shrimpers are asking the federal government to cap shrimp imports to save the domestic shrimping industry. Louisiana Shrimp Association President Acy Cooper says not only are imported shrimp prices badly undercutting prices of wild-caught shrimp, but the U.S.’ testing of shrimp imports is very lax.

Cut 8 (07) “…than one-percent.”

There will NOT be a vote today to expel LSU from the Southeastern Conference. And a federal lawsuit the SEC filed against LSU may not move forward as there has been de-escalation in the legal battle over two players, who were on NFL training camp rosters last month, who then attempted to return to college and play for LSU. LSU president Wade Rousse has informed the SEC that Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris will not play for the Tigers this season.

Quarterback Tyler Shough is getting ready to lead the Saints in Sunday’s season opener against the Lions. Kace Kieschnick has more…

Cut 3 (31) “…I’m Kace Kieschnick.

Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of the nine-eleven terrorist attacks. Louisiana’s governor at the time was the late Mike Foster, who was in Lexington, Kentucky, that day for the Southern Governor’s Association Conference. His press secretary, Marsanne Golsby, says they were eating breakfast when the attack began.

Cut 10 (11) “…something like that.”

Golsby says the hotel emptied out quickly over concerns it could also be targeted because it was filled with elected officials from multiple states.

The Louisiana Department of Health has awarded the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a two-point-one million dollar grant that’s part of an initiative to improve health care services and health outcomes in rural communities. The dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Doctor Lisa Broussard, says they will use the money to increase the number of registered nurses prepared to work in rural areas…

Cut 6 (08) “…equipment, simulators”

LSU will not be kicked out of the SEC. It appears cooler heads have prevailed after LSU made the decision not to add two players who were on NFL training camp rosters last month to their roster. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says there’s no evidence LSU or coach Lane Kiffin broke any rules and he says it’s ridiculous LSU was threatened with expulsion…

Cut 15 (05) “…really Greg Sankey”

The Louisiana Department of Health awards more than two-million dollars to U-L Lafayette as part of its initiative to improve health care in rural areas. Almost 1.6-million dollars of that money will go to the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. The dean of that college, Dr. Lisa Broussard, says the goal is to prepare student nurses to become practitioners in rural areas.

Cut 4 (10) “…that they need.”

Broussard says grant money will also be used to build an AI based geographic information system to help rural clinics to indicate what services are needed where those services are most needed.

We’re about three weeks into shrimping season, and many Louisiana shrimp boats remain docked. Acy Cooper, the president of the Louisiana Shrimp Association, says it’s a sign of troubled times for the industry.

Cut 7 (07) “…to make it.”

Cooper says imported shrimp is killing the domestic shrimping industry and he’s written the President urging him to issue an executive order that would put a cap on the amount of imported shrimp that can come into the U-S.

Tomorrow is the 25^th anniversary of Nine-Eleven. Mike Foster was Louisiana’s governor at the time and was in Lexington, Kentucky that day for a meeting of Southern governors when two planes flew into the Twin Towers in New York City. Another plane crashed into Pentagon and another plane went down in a rural area of Pennsylvania. Governor Foster’s press secretary Marsanne Golsby says she will never forget the level of concern everyone had…

Cut 12 (07) “…scared to death”

State Police drove Foster back to Baton Rouge that day.

The bitter legal fight between LSU and the SEC over the eligibility of two football players with recent NFL ties appears to be winding down, with LSU no longer facing the threat of expulsion from the conference. A vote on whether LSU should remain in the SEC is no longer on the agenda for today’s meeting of the league’s presidents and chancellors. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says the fact that SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey threatened to kick LSU out of the conference still doesn’t look good.

Cut 13 (11)  “…Greg Sankey is.”

The shrimping season is off to a slow start according to the president of the Louisiana Shrimp Association. Acy Cooper says many shrimp boats are docked, because imported shrimp is undercutting domestic shrimp. Cooper says President Trump’s tariffs on shrimp imports are having a very limited effect, so he’s now asking for limits on shrimp imports.

Cut 9 (08)  “…pounds every year.”

Cooper says a member of the White House reached out to him after he sent a letter to the President. He’s asking consumers to buy domestic shrimp even if it costs more than imported shrimp.

Tomorrow is the 25^th anniversary of Nine-eleven. Mike Foster was the governor of Louisiana at that time and on that day, he was at the Southern Governor’s Association Conference. His press secretary, Marasanne Golsby says once it became clear that this was a terrorist attack, the hotel emptied out quickly over concerns it could also be targeted because it was filled with elected officials from multiple states.

Cut 11 (11) “…be another target.”

State Police drove Foster back to Baton Rouge that day.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has received two-point-one million dollars and the money will be used to improve health care access in rural areas. The dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Doctor Lisa Broussard, says the grant will allow the school to train more students…

Cut 5 (05) “…workforce demand”