LDWF hopes they can use BP money to foot the bill for conservation construction on Queen Bess Island, a crucial brown pelican habitat. Matt Doyle has more.

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A 20-year-old Shreveport woman and her one-year-old child are recovering after they were shot in their home at around 3:30 this morning. Cpl. Angie Willhite says a car stopped in front of the home and someone started shooting.

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The victims are expect to recover from their injuries.

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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Once he broke the record late in the first half in a 43-19 rout of Washington. Brees celebrated with his teammates, his coach Sean Payton and his family. The 39-year-old QB hugged and kissed his wife and four children.

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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Drew Brees became the N-F-L’s all-time passing leader last night. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries hopes to get approval to use some BP cash to rebuild the brown pelican habitat on Queen Bess Island. Coastal Resource Scientist Manager Todd Baker says the crucial habitat is eroding away.

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A 20-year-old Shreveport woman and her one-year-old child are recovering after they were shot in their home at around 3:30 this morning. Police say a car stopped in front of the home and someone started shooting. Cpl. Angie Willhite says they are asking for the public’s help with this situation and encourages anyone that knows anything to contact Crime Stoppers.

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The victims are expected to recover from their injuries.

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. Part of the research will bring in veteran fishermen who can give firsthand accounts of just how the sausage gets made.

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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries hopes to get approval to use some BP cash to rebuild the brown pelican habitat on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay. Coastal Resource Scientist Manager Todd Baker says  the degradation of coastal habitats for the birds is been linked to difficulties in keeping them in state. This means once the birds grow up, they might not stick around our bayou.

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If approved Baker says the projects could take off in 2019.

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. After the 62 yard bomb that broke the record,The 39-year-old QB hugged and kissed his wife and four children.  Brees also thought about the people who are no longer here

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

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Willhite says the investigators continue to collect evidence in this case and at this time.

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  says despite its importance to the region, we still don’t have a comprehensive understanding of how the supply chain works, and where it can be improved.

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St. Mary, Vermilion, and Iberia Parishes are the areas of focus for the study

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.