08:30 Newscast June 20, 2015

LSU Quarterback Anthony Jennings and two other players are charged with unauthorized entry into an inhabited dwelling. Police say the players went to an on-campus apartment to retrieve items that were taken from Jennings. Legal analyst Chick Foret says that’s not a valid defense and District Attorney Hillar Moore is left with a decision…

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Jennings, cornerback Dwayne Thomas and defensive lineman Maquedius Bain have been suspended indefinitely from the team.

A one million dollar job training grant from the federal government is planned to be used to help unemployed workers and veterans find work in north Louisiana. Louisiana Workforce Commission spokesperson Aaron Caffarel says the money will target the areas of Shreveport, Monroe and Alexandria…

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The grant will assist dislocated workers, veterans, and those who have been unemployed for an extensive time period.

The process of disposing 15 million pounds of M-6 propellant at Camp Minden can begin as Baton Rouge based Explosive Service International signs a $19 million contract with the Louisiana National Guard. Guard spokesman Col. Pete Schneider says they aren’t sure of the exact date of when the disposal will begin, but they are hosting public meetings to keep the Webster Parish community up to date…

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Schneider says it will take the company a few months to build the closed container to burn the explosives.

Governor Bobby Jindal announces that his chief of staff, Kyle Plotkin and Deputy Communications Director Shannon Dirmann are leaving his administration. Jeremy Alford, with LApolitics-dot-com says they will be joining Jindal’s presidential campaign…

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Jindal is expected to announce his candidacy for the presidency on Wednesday.