11:30 Newscast, September 20th, 2017

Last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the TV host bashed the health care plan being pushed by US Senator Bill Cassidy. “The Jimmy Kimmel Test” is what Cassidy had previously said on the show the nation’s healthcare system should pass, but Kimmel on Tuesday accused Louisiana’s Senator of being a liar..:
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Cassidy’s responded and said Kimmel doesn’t understand the bill.

The Department of Children and Family Services reports that the number of babies born in Louisiana who are exposed to alcohol and drugs while in the womb tripled from 2008 to 2016. Assistant Secretary for Child Welfare Rhenda Hodnett says technology has improved since then to better test for this:
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After the tragic death of LSU freshman Max Gruver, the dangers of hazing have become an important conversation in Louisiana. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office arrests a former inmate accused of stalking a woman who had previously worked at the jail where the suspect was incarcerated. They say 31-year-old Jerome Ferrell of Alexandria allegedly started sending the victim and her family messages when he was released from the Rapides Detention Center and threatened to harm her. Ferrell was arrested on nine counts of Cyberstalking and six counts of stalking.