12:30 Newscast, October 15th, 2015

Republican David Vitter was not at a gubernatorial debate hosted by Louisiana Public Broadcasting, but that didn’t keep the candidates from talking about him. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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Another man has been convicted by a federal jury for scamming Louisiana’s film tax credit program. 38-year-old Matt Keith of Pineville was sentenced to six months in prison and was ordered to pay $1.2 million dollars in restitution. Keith conspired with movie maker Daniel Garcia who was convicted and given a similar sentence two weeks ago.

With the help of DNA testing and technology, a Jennings woman was able to find information about her mother, who walked out on her family in Louisiana in 1982 and hadn’t been seen since. Katherine Kratzer filed a missing persons report on her mother, Lee Jan Kratzer. Jeff Davis Sheriff Ivy Woods says the truth came out when a Tennessee woman, Elizabeth Neese, began researching her family tree…:
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He said DNA from both daughters confirmed that Elizabeth Neese’s late mother, Lisa Neese and Lee Jan Kratzer were the same person.

The 1-4 Saints and the undefeated Falcons play tonight in Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Can the Black and Gold turn things around? Kickoff is at 7:30 on CBS.