State Treasurer John Kennedy says Louisiana is in danger of seeing a drop in its credit score. Moody’s Investors Service warned that the state’s recent reductions in revenue estimates are a “credit negative.” Kennedy says states have credit ratings just as individuals do…

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Kennedy says Moody’s is one of the major credit rating agencies and they’ve essentially fired a warning shot at Louisiana saying that if we don’t get our financial house in order, they will downgrade us from stable to negative.

A new poll conducted by the Des Moines Register and Bloomberg Politics shows that Governor Bobby Jindal’s numbers have slipped among Iowa Republican voters. Jindal got two-percent of respondents when asked for their first choice in a presidential candidate. Pollster Ann Selzer says it’s too early to count Jindal out, but he does have some work to do…

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Jindal also received two-percent when respondents were asked for their second choice.

Retired Lieutenant General Russel Honore wants to see Louisiana implement an air monitoring system, paid for by private companies. Honore, who was in charge of military relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina, now leads a coalition of environmental groups called the Green Army. Honore says the state has 150 chemical plants and no system in place to monitor what they put into the air…

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The Green Army proposes a series of sensors to be installed outside of chemical plants, monitoring the air quality. Honore says he’ll seek to have the state legislature pass what he calls a 21st Century Clean Air Bill.

The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose in Louisiana for the second week in a row according to Gasbuddy-dot-com. Senior Petroleum Analyst Gregg Laskoski says this might be the end of the four-month-long drop in prices at the pump:
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He says wholesale prices have increased by more than 20 cents a gallon, and those increases will, eventually, get passed on to consumers.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s office says a teacher is under arrest accused of having sex with an underage student. They say 28-year-old Donald Gene Parker III apparently found out about the complaint against him and went to the home of the victim to beg them not to have him arrested. Detectives searched his home and found plenty of evidence to arrest him. Parker’s charges include pornography involving juveniles and indecent behavior with juveniles.

New Iberia’s Cajun Groundhog Day event ended with everyone in attendance expecting a long pleasant spring. Daily Iberian Publisher Will Chapman says when the prognosticating nutria, Pierre C. Shadeaux, emerged from his home, he did not see his shadow…:
CUT 3 (07) “heat and humidity”
He says Louisiana is more concerned about spring and summer so we don’t have to worry about the forecast of Punxsutawney Phil who by the way DID see his shadow today.

What did you think of the child-accidental death Nationwide commercial during the Super Bowl last night? It’s not being received very well by football fans. LSU Mass Communications professor Jensen Moore says that audience wants to see Payton Manning singing the cute Nationwide jingle, not a child dying…:
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Nationwide issued a statement saying the ad was intended to bring awareness to the problem of preventable injuries and deaths among children.

The remains believed to be that of a pregnant Lecompte woman, missing since 2011, have been discovered. As a result, the woman arrested in connection with her disappearance now faces murder charges. The Oakdale Police Department received information about 22-year-old Victoria Perez’s murder, allegedly at the hands of 32 year-old Pamela Causey Fregia (fra GEE uh).
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That’s Allen Parish Sheriff Douglas Hebert.

There are many who are calling the Nationwide Super Bowl commercial -Make Safe Happen- in which a little boy dies at the end, inappropriate and too depressing. Several media experts say this negative reaction is not helping the company…
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That’s Jensen Moore-Copple, who is an assistant professor of strategic communication with LSU’s Manship School.
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According to Gasbuddy-dot-com, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose in Louisiana for the second week in a row. So, have seen the end of the four-month-long drop in prices at the pump?…
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A Louisiana Office of motor vehicles employee has been arrested, after an internal audit by OMV Supervisors revealed more than four thousand dollars showed up missing. After further investigation, State Police questioned 34 year-old Heather Prather of Baker, who admitted to the thefts and falsifying public records. She was arrested on felony theft.

The discovery of the remains of a pregnant woman from LeCompte (la COUNT), missing since 2011, has the woman arrested for her disappearance now facing murder charges. Authorities believe that 22 year-old Victoria Perez was allegedly killed by 39 year-old Pamela Causey Frefia (fra-GEE uh) in order to take the baby and raise it as her own. But there was more to it…
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That’s Allen Parish Sheriff Douglas Hebert.

It’s Groundhog Day, and in South Louisiana, we have the Cajun Groundhog Pierre C. Shadeaux, who didn’t see one. That should mean a longer spring for south Louisiana. Daily Iberian publisher Will Chapman says, Pierre almost always gets it right….
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Louisiana’s average price for a gallon of regular is now $1.86, which is up two cents a gallon from a week ago; an indication that the price drop has ended. Another indicator is the current price of wholesale gasoline…
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That’s Gas-buddy-dot-com senior petroleum analyst Gregg Laskoski.

There’s one commercial from last night’s Superbowl that is getting a lot of attention. It was the Nationwide Insurance ad called “Make Safe Happen”, where a little boy dies at the end. The ad has blown-up YouTube views, but the message did not have the desired affect for some…
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That’s Jensen Moore-Copple, who is an assistant professor of strategic communication with LSU’s Manship School.

Some sad news from Shreveport Police today about the 7 year-old little girl hit on her bicycle by a drunk driver Saturday afternoon…
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Cpl Breck Scott says the charges against 46 year-old Randy Presentine were upgraded to vehicular homicide along with having no insurance and driving under suspension.

New Iberia’s Cajun Groundhog emerged today with no shadow in sight. That means a longer spring for South Louisiana. Daily Iberian Publisher Will Chapman says those prognostications are very accurate, unlike his rival, Punxsutawney Phil…
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A BBC production crew was at this morning’s festivities filming Pierre for a series about life in America.
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Louisiana State Police from Troop C are investigating a double-death pickup truck collision of two drivers around 6:30 this morning. Fifty-one year-old Lester Albarado failed to negotiate a curve on LA 70 in Assumption Parish, and crashed head-on into the truck driven by 57 year-old Gabriel Plaisance. Both men from Pierre Part were not wearing seatbelts.

There ‘s a lot of talk today about the Nationwide Insurance Super Bowl commercial last night in which a little boy dies at the end…
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We might have finally seen the end of rapidly falling gas prices. Gasbuddy-dot-com Senior Petroleum Analyst Gregg Laskoski says you can expect a steady climb in gas prices as we approach the spring and summer driving seasons…:
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He says the statewide average is at $1.86 which is up about two cents a gallon from a week ago.

So what did you think of the child-accidental death Nationwide commercial during the Super Bowl last night? It’s not being received very well by football fans. LSU strategic communication professor Jensen Moore-Copple says that audience wants to see Payton Manning singing the cute Nationwide jingle:
CUT 13 (09) “that they wanted”
Nationwide issued a statement explaining the intention of the ad was to bring awareness to the issue of preventable injuries and deaths among children.

The Allen Parish Sheriff’s Department says they have discovered the remains believed to be that of a pregnant Lecompte woman, missing since 2011, and the woman arrested in connection with her disappearance now faces murder charges. Sheriff Douglas Hebert says the Oakdale Police Department received information about 22-year-old Victoria Perez from a juvenile informant…:
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32-year-old Pamela Causey-Fregia is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree feticide of Victoria Perez and her unborn baby.

Lapolitics.com is reporting former 5th District Congressman Vance McAllister, also known as the Kissing Congressman, is considering a run for the US Senate next year. Apparently McAllister said if Congressman John Fleming of Minden is the only one who seeks the seat then he’d go up against him.

According to Gasbuddy-dot-com, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose in Louisiana for the second week in a row. So, have seen the end of the four-month-long drop in prices at the pump? Eric Gill has more…:
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There is a new, free app for your smart phone that puts the health reports for local restaurants at your fingertips. The app is called “What the Health” and it will show you a letter and number grade for each restaurant along with any actual violations they received during their last inspection. Louisiana is one of just eight states, along with Washington DC, serviced by the app.

The Shreveport Police Department says the little girl that was run over while she was on her bicycle by a suspected drunk driver passed away this morning. Cpl Breck Scott says just after 2pm Saturday, 46-year-old Randy Presentine lost control of his red Dodge Avenger on Youree Drive and drove onto the shoulder…:
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He says when the child died Presentine’s charges were upgraded to vehicular homicide along with having no insurance and driving under suspension.

The Allen Parish Sheriff’s Department says they have discovered the remains of a pregnant Lecompte woman, missing since 2011, and the woman arrested in connection with her disappearance now faces murder charges. They say the remains of 22-year-old Victoria Perez were found and Pamela faces first degree murder and first degree feticide charges.