Life-threatening storm surge is expected on the Florida coast as Hurricane Michael continues to churn towards the panhandle. It currently has maximum sustained winds of 110-miles per hour and more strengthening is expected.

LDWF hopes they can use BP money to foot the bill for conservation construction on Queen Bess Island, a crucial brown pelican habitat in Bartaria Bay. Matt Doyle has more.
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A mother in her 20s and her one-year-old child were struck by bullets in what Shreveport police are calling a drive-by shooting. Authorities say the two victims sustained non-life threatening injuries. Shreveport Police Corporal Angie Willhite says detectives began collecting evidence early this morning…
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Willhite says they hope a nearby resident saw something to help provide a description of the vehicle used by the shooter.

A UL-Lafayette professor has been given a 250,000 dollar grant to take an in depth look at how south central Louisiana seafood makes it from the water to your dinner plate. Dr. Geoffrey Stewart got the grant from the US Department of Agriculture. Stewart says he’s looking to better understand that supply chain, and look for ways to improve its efficiency.
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Part of the research will include interviews with veteran fishermen who can give firsthand accounts.

Shreveport police say they are looking for the person responsible for a drive-by shooting into a home early this morning, wounding a woman in her 20s and her one-year-old child. Both were shot in the leg and both are expected to survive their injuries. Corporal Angie Willhite says they need the public’s help in solving this crime…
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The shooting happened around 3:30 this morning.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries would like to use some of the money the state has received from BP as result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill to improve Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay. It’s a key nesting location for the brown pelican. Coastal resource scientist manager Todd Baker says they want to build up the island so it’s at least two thirds of it are above the tidal range…
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The state received 148 million dollars after the 2010 BP Oil spill to bolster coastal rookeries.

It was an emotional night in the Mercedes Benz Superdome last night as the Saints ‘ Drew Brees became the NFL’s all-time passing yards leader. He surpassed Peyton Manning’s record on a 62-yard touchdown pass. Brees admits the achievement brought him to tears…
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The Saints also won routing Washington 43-19. Brees threw three touchdown passes two of them to Tre’Quan Smith.

The jackpot for tonight’s Mega Millions is up to $470 million, making it the 6th largest jackpot in the history of the multi-state lottery game. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says Mega Millions has produced some big jackpots recently…
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Tonight’s drawing is at 10 PM.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is hoping to get approval to use some BP cash to rebuild the brown pelican habitat on Queen Bess Island. It’s home to the site of the first effort to reintroduce pelicans to the Pelican State in 1968. Coastal Resource Scientist Manager Todd Baker says the crucial habitat has taken a beating over the last 50 years.

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The state received 148 million dollars after the 2010 BP Oil spill to bolster coastal rookeries.

18-year-old Mason Andrews of Monroe is now the youngest person to ever circumnavigate the globe in an airplane after returning home over the weekend from a journey around the world that began July 22^nd. Andrews says the adventure was taxing at times, and that the scariest part of his journey was over Saudi Arabia, where he had to be locked in during a dangerous bout of weather for nearly half a day.

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Andrews made the flight to raise money for Louisiana MedCamps,

It was an emotional night in the Mercedes Benz Superdome last night as Saints quarterback Drew Brees became the N-F-L’s all-time passing leader. Jeff Palermo has more…

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It was a truly special night in the Mercedes Benz Superdome as Saints quarterback Drew Brees surpassed Peyton Manning as the N-F-L’s all-time passing leader. Brees broke the record for most passing yards when threw a 62-yard touchdown pass. The future Hall of Famer is glad he accomplished the acehievement in the Dome…
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And the Saints won 43-19 to improve to 4-1.

The jackpot for tonight’s Mega Millions multi-state lottery game is up to 470-million dollars. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says when jackpots get this big, sales increase…
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It’s the sixth largest jackpot in the history of Mega Millions and it’s the second time this year that Mega Millions has hit a top 10 jackpot.

18-year-old Mason Andrews of Monroe is in the record books. The Louisiana Tech student has become the youngest person to fly solo around the globe. Andrews says it was supposed to take 40 days, but he got stranded in India during monsoon season…
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Andrews left July 22nd and returned home this past weekend.

A 20 year old woman and her one year old child are recovering after they were shot in their home at around 3:30 this morning. Investigators say a car stopped in front of the home and someone started shooting. Cpl. Angie Willhite with the Shreveport Police Department says initially the injuries to the child appeared to be life threatening.
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Willhite says they are still looking for the gunman.

It was an emotional night in the Mercedes Benz Superdome last night as the Saints Drew Brees became the NFL’s all-time passing yards leader. He surpassed Peyton Manning’s record on a 62-yard touchdown pass. Once he broke the record late in the first half in a 43-19 rout of Washington. Brees also thought about the people who are no longer here to see the win.

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Brees passed both Brett Farve and Manning last night.

Several Secretary of State Candidates got combative yesterday after they were asked about controversy surrounding the bidding process for the state’s new voting machines. Candidate and Kenner Representative Julie Stokes says she’s incredibly concerned about the surprising, new price tag for the machines, numbers that were much higher than initially estimated.

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If it seems like those jackpots on the lottery billboards just keep getting bigger, it’s because they area.  The Mega Millions game from the Louisiana Lottery is currently up to $470 million, making it the 6^th largest jackpot in the history of the game.   Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says this current jackpot is the second one this year to break the top ten.

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Says the multistate appeal of the game is driving up jackpots.

A new study shows the divorce rate dropped by 18 percent between 2008 and 2016.  Researchers say this is likely because millennials are waiting to get married later.  Director of Tulane University’s Social Work Program, Parker Sternbergh says millennials are approaching marriage differently than previous generations.

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Sternbergh says the delay in marriage is likely due to growing up in a society where divorce was so prevalent.

It was an emotional night in the Mercedes Benz Superdome last night as the Saints ‘ Drew Brees became the NFL’s all-time passing yards leader. He surpassed Peyton Manning’s record on a 62-yard touchdown pass. Brees admits the achievement brought him to tears…
cut 3 (12) “…part of this”
The Saints also won routing Washington 43-19.

18-year-old Mason Andrews of Monroe is also in the record books. The Louisiana Tech student has become the youngest person to fly solo around the globe. Andrews says it was supposed to take 40 days, but he got stranded in India during monsoon season…
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Andrews left July 22nd and returned home this past weekend.

Integrity has become the top issue in the Secretary of State’s race as there are candidates claiming the interim secretary of state Kyle Ardoin did not act properly during the bidding process for a state contract to replace 10-thousand voting machines. Republican candidate Rick Edmonds…
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But Ardoin, who is one of the nine candidates running, says the process was fair to all bidders.

A new study that looked at US Census numbers finds the divorce rate dropped 18-percent from 2008 to 2016. Director of Tulane University’s Social work program, Parker Sternbergh, says millenials are not in a hurry to get married, like previous generations…
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It was an absolutely emotional night in the Mercedes Benz Superdome last night as the Who Dat nation witnessed their quarterback, Drew Bress, surpass Peyton Manning for most passing yards in NFL history. And Brees reached the milestone on one of his three touchdown passes in a 42-19 blowout win over Washington.

A new study shows the divorce rate dropped by 18 percent between 2008 and 2016. Kevin Barnhart tells us why.
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18-year-old Mason Andrews of Monroe is now the youngest person to fly solo around the globe in an airplane. The Louisiana Tech student took off from the Bayou State on July 22nd, and returned home over the weekend. Andrews says the flight was taxing, but an incredible experience that gave him a birds-eye-view to some of the most jaw dropping sights on earth.
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Andrews trip also raised 25-thousand dollars for Lousiaina Medcamps, which is a special needs charity.

The jackpot for tonight’s Mega Millions drawing is 470-million dollars, which is the sixth largest jackpot in the multi-state lottery game’s history. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says Mega Millions has helped generate revenue for the state….
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The Louisiana Lottery Corporation transferred nearly 46-million dollars to the state treasury during the third quarter of fiscal year 2018.