After Hurricane Francine, Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple assured residents that the storm was a “low-impact” event and should not lead to an increase in insurance rates. Sean Richardson has more.

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More scrutiny for the Secret Service after another assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Despite the Me Too movement, sexual harassment remains very prevalent in the United States. Colleen Crain reports.

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Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple addressed concerns following Hurricane Francine, assuring the public that the storm was a “low impact” event and should not lead to an increase in insurance rates.

Cut 4 (12) “…if you will.”

Temple emphasized that while the hurricane caused some localized damage, it did not reach the level of destruction that typically triggers widespread rate hikes. He praised the preparedness of communities and the resilience of infrastructure in minimizing the storm’s effects including Lafourche and Terrebonne Parish…

Cut 5 (09) “…zero properties flooded .”

Hurricane Barry made landfall as a Category I in July 2019.

Temple concluded that insurance companies interested in doing business because of insurance reforms in Louisiana are still committed to coming to the state.

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Republican Congressman Steve Scalise is taking issue with Secret Service staffing in light of Sunday’s assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. Scalise says staffing needs to be beefed up.

Cut 7 (09) “…has to change”

Scalise blames the lack of Secret Service staffing on diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Scalise says this is not an issue of not enough applicants; he says there are plenty of applicants to beef up Secret Service protection. He says the issue is hurting morale within the agency.

Cut 9 (12)  “…look to apply.”

The White House is also calling on the Secret Service to beef up protection for the former President.

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Despite the recent Me Too movement, sexual harassment continues to be very prevalent. According to the #MeToo 2024 report by Tulane University’s Newcome Institute, a survey of more than 33-hundred adults found that 82-percent of women and 42-percent of men experience some form of sexual harassment or assault in their lifetime. Lead researcher Anita Raj says sexual harassment in the workplace remains a concern.

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Raj says sexual harassment isn’t just happening in the workplace, however.

Cut 11 (09) “…concerts and bars.”

Raj says one way to stem the tide of sexual harassment is to begin the awareness campaign at an early age, since many people experience sexual harassment well before adulthood.

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The study showed that more than one in four adults – more than 68-million people – experienced sexual harassment in the past year alone.

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Enrollment at Northwestern State is at its highest level in five years.

Cut 13 (10)  “…the fall semester.”

University President James Genovese (JEN-oh-veeze) says enrollment at the main campus in Natchitoches (NACK-uh-tish) is up considerably.

Cut 14 (09) “…of previous years.”

And President Genovese says nearly every single on-campus housing unit is occupied.

Cut 15 (07) “…on campus now.”

Genovese says the increase in enrollment has brought upon a renewed sense of energy, including an electric gameday atmosphere.

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Through three weeks of the season, LSU ranks dead last in the Southeastern Conference in points per game allowed and they rank third to last in total defense, allowing 380 yards a game. But Coach Brian Kelly says he likes his linebackers, he says defensive line is coming along and believes the secondary can play at a higher level

Cut 16 (12)   “…we did that”

The Tigers had tackles for a loss, five sacks, four forced fumbles and an interception.

LSU started the game with three linebackers on the field for the first time this year as Whit Weeks joined Greg Penn and Harold Perkins. Perkins played strongside linebacker and three tackles, one for a loss and a fumble recovery. Kelly called it progress for one of their best defensive players…

Cut 17 (22) “…great energy.”

Kelly believes LSU is really close to playing the football needed in order to win the SEC. He says they are looking at personnel, preparation and the coaching of the schemes in order to get LSU to that point…

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A big intrastate battle is set to go down on Saturday in Lafayette as the Ragin Cajuns host Tulane. U-L Lafayette Coach Michael Desormeaux says Tulane will be the toughest team they’ve faced this season…

Cut 19 (19) “….play em” 

The Cajuns are 2-and-0, while Tulane has suffered losses to Oklahoma and Kansas State after opening the season with a win over Southeastern Louisiana.

The 2-and-0 ULM Warhawks will visit top ranked Texas on Saturday. Coach Bryant Vincent’s team is a 44 point underdog…

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Kick off in Austin is at 7 PM.

Answered prayers in Webster Parish as a girl who disappeared from her home was found safe. Crews spent all day searching for ten-year-old Peyton Saintignan, and an Arkansas company flying a drone was able to find her asleep in a wooded area. Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker says this is not the first time Peyton disappeared from her home.

Cut 7 (10) “…just started walking.”

Hundreds of volunteers joined several law enforcement agencies in searching for her.

U-S House Speaker Mike Johnson and his wife were on their way to Donald Trump’s home when the Secret Service stopped a 58-year-old man from carrying out what authorities are calling an assassination attempt on the former president. Johnson emphasized the need for heightened security measures.

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Johnson posted on “X” that no leader in American history has endured more attacks and remained so strong and resilient.

You could not have dreamed of a better start to the season for the Saints as New Orleans is 2-0 after clobbering the Cowboys 44 to 19 yesterday. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Entergy Louisiana says it’s restored power to nearly all customers whose power was knocked out by Hurricane Francine in just three days. The company says it credits the fast restoration time to ongoing training and enhancements made to its incident response program. As of late this afternoon, only a small percentage of customers along certain water routes and in the hardest-hit areas of Terrebonne Parish were still in the dark.

The little girl who disappeared from her home in Webster Parish has been found safe. An Arkansas company flying a drone spotted 10-year-old Peyton Saintingnan sleeping in a wooded area. Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker says she had been seen on a trail cam earlier in the day.  And Parker says before she was found, Peyton heard the searchers.

Cut 8 (11)  “…who they were”

She has a history of sleepwalking.

U-S House Speaker Mike Johnson and his wife were on their way to Donald Trump’s home when the Secret Service stopped a 58-year-old man from carrying out an assassination attempt on the former president. Johnson posted on “X” that no leader in American history has endured more attacks and remained so strong and resilient.

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Despite the recent Me-Too movement, sexual harassment continues to be very prevalent. According to the #MeToo 2024 report by Tulane University’s Newcome Institute, a survey of more than 33-hundred adults found that 82-percent of women and 42-percent of men experience some form of sexual harassment or assault in their lifetime. Lead researcher Anita Raj says sexual harassment in the workplace remains a concern.

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The Saints destroyed the Cowboys in Arlington, 44-19 yesterday. The Saints gained 190 yards on the ground –115 of them by Alvin Kamara. Head Coach Dennis Allen says that’s taking a load off quarterback Derek Carr.

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Francine’s damage estimates are coming in. Catastrophe risk modeler, Core Logic estimates the cost is one point five billion dollars. In a news conference Friday, Governor Jeff Landry said the damage should be no excuse for insurance companies to rase their rates even further.

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U-S House Speaker Mike Johnson and his wife were on their way to Donald Trump’s home when the Secret Service stopped another assassination attempt on the former president. Johnson says there are hearings this month for a Task Force on the previous attempt. Reports will be coming out next week.  Johnson expressed deep concern over the growing threats against the former president and emphasized the need for heightened security measures.

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A frantic search for a Webster Parish girl has a happy ending. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The Saints are 2 and O – exceeding expectations with their decisive 44-19 win over the Cowboys in Arlington. The Saints gained 190 yards on the ground — 115 by Alvin Kamara. Quarterback Derek Carr says the vigorous off-season workout program that Coach Allen instituted is really paying off.

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U-S House Speaker Mike Johnson and his wife were on their way to Donald Trump’s home when the Secret Service stopped a 58-year-old man from carrying out what authorities are calling an assassination attempt on the former president. Johnson was briefed with the President within 90-minutes of the event by Acting Director of the Secret Service Ron Rowe.  Rowe says agents saw the gun barrel between the bushes and engaged.

Cut 10 (06) “…conversation today.”

Prayers were answered in Webster Parish as a girl who disappeared from her home was found safe. Crews spent all day searching for ten-year-old Peyton Saintignan, and an Arkansas company flying a drone was able to find her asleep in a wooded area. Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker says a camera captured an image of her earlier in the day.

Cut 6 (10) “…anything like that.”

Sheriff Parker says the young girl has a history of sleepwalking.

Just like last week, the Saints were firing on all cylinders yesterday, as they destroyed the Cowboys in Arlington, 44-19. Alvin Kamara scored four touchdowns, including a 57-yard catch and run in the second quarter. Kamara says offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak made it easy.

Cut 3 (09) “…to run, really.”

In all the Saints gained 190 yards on the ground — 115 by Kamara

Francine’s damage estimates are coming in. Catastrophe risk modeler, Core Logic estimates the cost is one point five billion dollars. Much smaller losses than the fourteen-billion-dollar losses due to Hurricane Ida which impacted a similar area. The loss estimate for Francine does not include inland flooding caused by rain or losses to the National Flood Insurance Program.

A happy ending in Webster Parish as a girl who disappeared from her home was found safe. Crews spent all day searching for ten-year-old Peyton Saintignan, and an Arkansas company flying a drone was able to find her asleep in a wooded area. Sheriff Jason Parker says this is not the first time Peyton disappeared from her home.

Cut 7 (10) “…just started walking.”

In all, they had about 200 people searching for her.

It’s National Suicide Prevention Month. Louisiana State Suicide Prevention Coordinator Robyn Thomas says one important resource she wants everyone to know about is 9-8-8, which replaced the Lifeline crisis line in 2022…

Cut 12 (10) “…for a family.”

9-8-8 has specialized lines for veterans, Spanish speakers, LGBTQ+ under 25, and hearing impaired.

You could not have dreamed of a better start to the season for the Saints as New Orleans is 2-0 after clobbering the Cowboys 44 to 19 yesterday. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Despite the #MeToo movement bringing the issue to the forefront, a new national survey shows alarmingly high rates of sexual harassment and assault. According to the #MeToo 2024 report, a survey of more than 33-hundred adults found that 82-percent of women and 42-percent of men experience some form of sexual harassment or assault in their lifetime.

A new report shows participation in Louisiana’s TOPS program is down for the third year in a row. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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U-S House Speaker Mike Johnson and his wife were on their way to Donald Trump’s home when the Secret Service stopped a 58-year-old man from carrying out what authorities are calling an assassination attempt on the former president. Johnson posted on “X” that no leader in American history has endured more attacks and remained so strong and resilient.

Prayers were answered in Webster Parish as a girl who disappeared from her home was found safe. Crews spent all day searching for ten-year-old Peyton Saintignan, and a drone was able to find her in a wooded area. Webster Parish Sheriff Jason Parker says a camera captured an image of her earlier in the day.

Cut 6 (10) “…anything like that.”

Parker says the girl has a history of sleep walking, but never left the house before. She was found in good physical condition, but hungry.

It’s National Suicide Prevention Month. Louisiana State Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Robyn Thomas says one important resource she wants everyone to know about is 9-8-8…

Cut 10 (12) “…twenty-four/seven.”

9-8-8 has specialized lines for veterans, Spanish speakers, LGBTQ+ under 25, and hearing impaired.