The House Transportation Committee has delayed debate on a bill that would end the requirement for motorists to get an inspection sticker. It’s still expected to be heard in this session. Brooke Thorington spoke with the author…
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The Saints have signed a former NFL defensive rookie of the year winner. Defensive end Chase Young inks a one-year, 13-million dollar contract with the Black and Gold. He has 16.5 sacks in his four year career and New Orleans will be his third team.

Former Addis police officer David Cauthron is set to serve 10 years in prison for driving around 100 miles per hour into an intersection and slamming into a vehicle, killing two teenagers and severely injuring a U-L Lafayette student. West Baton Rouge District Attorney Tony Clayton….
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Cauthron was in pursuit of a stolen vehicle. But Clayton says the vehicle was stolen from a family member and a high speed pursuit was not needed.

LSU Health-New Orleans ALS Clinic has been recognized as an ALS Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence. Co Director Dr. Stephen Kantrow.
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In 2014, the ALS Association named LSU Health-New Orleans ALS Clinic as an ALS Association Recognized Treatment Center.

A bill to get rid of vehicle inspection stickers in Louisiana will be heard in House Transportation today. Author of the bill, Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley  says they are simply a money grab.

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Bagley says no other states in the south require break tags or inspection stickers, except for Texas which is phasing there’s out. Bagley. Commercial and student transportation vehicles would still be required to have inspection stickers.

David Cauthron, a former Addis police officer, pled guilty Monday to two counts of manslaughter related to a deadly car crash on New Year’s Eve in 2022. Cauthron slammed his unit into a vehicle with killing two teens and severely injuring a U-L Lafayette during a high-speed chase. West Baton Rouge District Attorney Tony Clayton says Cauthron’s actions and comments before the accident were critical in the case.

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The LSU Health New Orleans A-L-S clinic Co Director Dr. Stephen Kantrow says the clinic has been recognized as an A-L-S Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence for its commitment to providing quality care in ALS-related research. He says the collaborative effort simplify the patient health care experience.

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Kantrow says the ALS team specializes in neuromuscular disorders and other conditions associated with ALS. He says patients visit the multidisciplinary clinic every three months.

The Grambling State men’s basketball team is preparing to play in their first ever NCAA Tournament game tomorrow night against Montana State. Tigers Basketball Head Coach Donte Jackson understands the significance to his players…

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A proposal to eliminate vehicle inspection stickers in Louisiana will be heard in House Transportation today. This will be Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley’s third attempt to eliminate break tags or vehicle inspection stickers in Louisiana. As for opposition, he says he’s gotten pushback from the owners of vehicle inspection sites and from state police.

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Bagley says he also hasn’t received any opposition from Governor Jeff Landry’s administration over House Bill 344.

Former Addis police officer David Cauthron is set to serve 10 years in prison for driving around 100 miles per hour into an intersection and slamming into a vehicle, killing two teenagers and severely injuring a U-L Lafayette student. West Baton Rouge District Attorney Tony Clayton….

Cut 9 (12)  “…hear all that.”

Cauthron also pled guilty to one count of negligent injuring.

LSU Health-New Orleans ALS Clinic has been recognized as an ALS Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence. Co Director Dr. Stephen Kantrow says the recognition shows their commitment to providing quality care in ALS-related research.

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In 2014, the ALS Association named LSU Health-New Orleans ALS Clinic as an ALS Association Recognized Treatment Center.

Grambling State University is in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament for the first time in the history of the school. Tigers Basketball Coach Donte Jackson credits his players for buying in to the culture the staff is building in Grambling and says it’s an amazing feeling…

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Grambling plays Montana State in Dayton Ohio Wednesday night.

A bill to eliminate vehicle inspection stickers in Louisiana will be heard in House Transportation today. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The U-S Marshals task force says it arrested a wanted sex offender living in a hut near the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area in the Atchafalaya Basin. Authorities say 51-year-old Brian Schaller’s home was made from tree limbs, tarps and paracord and he was eating small game and rodents. He was wanted for sexual and oral sexual battery in Tangipahoa Parish.

Former Addis police officer David Cauthron has pled guilty to two counts of manslaughter for driving at a high rate of speed and slamming his police cruiser into another vehicle, killing two teenagers from Brusly High School on New Year’s Eve 2022. West Baton Rouge District Attorney Tony Clayton says Cauthron was reckless as he pursued a vehicle stolen from a family member.
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Cauthron was sentenced to 32 years in prison, 22 of the years are suspended.

On a much more positive story, the Grambling State men’s basketball team is preparing to play in its first ever NCAA Tournament game tomorrow night against Montana State. Head Coach Donte Jackson says it was not an easy journey to this point…
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Tip off tomorrow against Montana State is at 5:40.

Former Addis police officer David Cauthron will serve ten years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter for a high-speed chase in Brusly that killed two teenagers on New Year’s Eve 2022.
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The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office says it has charged 31-year-old Rameika Franklin of Lafayette in the March 2023 murder of Mark Hailey, who owned Fat Daddy’s Crawfish in Shreveport. Franklin faces one count of second-degree murder, one count of armed robbery and obstruction of justice.

At the state capitol today, Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley is expected to present his bill to the House Transportation Committee to eliminate the need for motorists to get a vehicle inspection sticker. Bagley believes the requirement is simply a money grab…
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Bagley believes it should be left up to law enforcement to pull over a vehicle for head or taillight that is not working.

The LSU Health New Orleans A-L-S clinic has been recognized as an A-L-S Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence. Co-director, Doctor Stephen Kantrow, says the A-L-S clinic provides a streamlined health care approach…
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Five-thousand people every year in the United States are diagnosed with A-L-S.

A proposal to eliminate vehicle inspection stickers in Louisiana will be heard in House Transportation today. Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley’s bill would remove the requirement to have an up-to-date-inspection sticker.
Cut 4 (07) “…for it.”
This will be Bagley’s third attempt to eliminate brake tags or vehicle inspection stickers in Louisiana. As for opposition, he says he’s gotten pushback from the owners of vehicle inspection sites and state police.

Former Addis police officer David Cauthron is set to serve 10 years in prison for driving around 100 miles per hour into an intersection and slamming into a vehicle, killing two teenagers and severely injuring a U-L Lafayette student. West Baton Rouge District Attorney Tony Clayton says the incident happened on New Year’s Eve in 2022….
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Clayton says the pursuit started in Baton Rouge and Cauthron was attempting to pull over a 26-year-old driver who had taken his father’s vehicle.

Grambling State University is in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament for the first time in the history of the school. Colleen Crain has the story…
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The Office of Inspector General has issued a report on their investigation of the death of two-year-old Mitchell Robinson, who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2022 in Baton Rouge. Inspector Stephen Street says nine-days before the child’s death a third call was made to DCFS from a physician asking if any action had been taken and confirmation that fentanyl was found in the child’s system on June 4^th.

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Street says it’s an unfortunate truth that these types of tragedies with children are way more common than we want them to be.

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DCFS says they are hiring more caseworkers acknowledging they are short staffed.

The child’s mother Whitney Ard faces murder charges and the father Mitchell Robinson, Junior pleaded guilty to multiple drug charges.

A bill to eliminate vehicle inspection stickers in Louisiana will be heard in House Transportation Tuesday. Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley’s bill would remove the requirement to have an up-to-date-inspection sticker.

Cut 4 (07) “…for it.”

As for opposition, he says he’s gotten pushback from the owners of vehicle inspection sites and from state police.

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Bagley says he also hasn’t received any opposition from Governor Jeff Landry’s administration over House Bill 344.

For vehicle owners in five parishes (Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Livingston, and West Baton Rouge) that are required by the federal Clean Air Act to have emission inspections every two year they would be charged eight dollars for those inspections.

A second poll from JMC Analytics indicates there is even less support for changing Louisiana’s elections to a closed primary than there was last December says Pollster John Couvillon. In the first special session, lawmakers voted to move Congressional, PSC, BESE and Supreme Court elections to a closed primary starting in 2026.

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The Louisiana Office of Inspector General has issued a report on their investigation of the death of two-year-old Mitchell Robinson, who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2022 in Baton Rouge. Inspector Stephen Street says even though DCFS was notified of previous overdoses the system failed to protect the toddler.

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Coushatta Casino Resort is breaking ground on a new $150 million 204 room hotel expansion in Kinder this week. Director of Marketing Robert Thornton says the hotel will create 150 to 200 additional permanent jobs in Allen Parish and He says it’s not all about monetary gain. It’s also about getting the tribe’s culture out to the public.

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The hotel has not yet been named. The project is expected to be complete by late 2025.

The McNeese Cowboys are preparing for their first NCAA Tournament Basketball game since 2002. The Pokes are a 12 seed and will face fifth seeded Gonzaga on Thursday night in Salt Lake City. Coach Will Wade says there are only 68 teams left playing and all of them are good…

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During a traffic stop on Interstate 49, Rapides Area Drug Enforcement recovered a quarter pound of fentanyl that they say has a street value of $18,000. RADE had been conducting surveillance since being informed that 27-year-old Craig Deandre Brown would be trafficking the drug. After stopping Brown for improper lane usage, a subsequent k-9 alert led to a vehicle search and pat down. Officers uncovered the fentanyl in Brown’s pants and he was arrested without incident.

A new poll from JMC Analytics indicates there is still minimal support for changing Louisiana’s elections to a closed primary. In the first special session, lawmakers voted to move Congressional, PSC, BESE and Supreme Court elections to a closed primary starting in 2026. Pollster John Couvillon says he surveyed 660 likely voters and 48 percent of them did not even know it was changed.

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The State Inspector General has issued a report on the death investigation of two-year-old Mitchell Robinson, who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2022 in Baton Rouge. Brooke Thorington has more.

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The McNeese Cowboys are preparing for their first NCAA Tournament Basketball game since 2002. McNeese is 30-3 and they are just one of four teams in the country with at least 30 wins. Junior forward Christian Shumate says they are ready to play on the big stage…

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The Louisiana Office of Inspector General has issued a report on their investigation of the 2022 fentanyl overdose death of two-year-old Mitchell Robinson. Inspector Stephen Street says even though DCFS was notified of previous overdoses the system failed to protect the toddler and it’s an unfortunate truth that these types of tragedies with children are more common than we want them to be.

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The child’s mother Whitney Ard faces murder charges and the father Mitchell Robinson, Junior pleaded guilty to multiple drug charges.

According to the Secretary of State’s Office, the new closed primary election system will cost the state an additional 135-million dollars over ten years. JMC Analytics pollster, John Couvillon says when the respondents heard the cost of a party primary system, 72-percent said they oppose switching from open primaries.

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A bill has been filed in the regular session that seeks to include statewide offices, including elections for governor and legislative seats into the closed primary system.

We are not done with winter yet, below freezing temperatures are possible tomorrow morning. LRN meteorologist Bill Jacquemin reports freeze warnings and watches have been posted…

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Coushatta Casino Resort will break ground on a new $150 million 204 room hotel expansion in Kinder this week. Director of Marketing Robert Thornton says the new hotel is needed to keep up with consumer demand…

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