LRN Newscast 09:30 August 16

A Baton Rouge judge has denied a request from a group of lawmakers who were seeking a temporary injunction to block the implementation of Common Core. Council For a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says an assessment test is still not in place for this school year, but this ruling is encouraging for Common Core supporters….
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Another Common Core hearing is scheduled for Monday.

Elio Motors is about a year away from producing its three-wheeled vehicle at the former General Motors plant in Shreveport. Paul Elio has told the Associated Press that 27-thousand people have already reserved one of their cars that will get 84 miles to the gallon and cost 68-hundred dollars. Caddo Parish Commissioner Michael Thibodeaux says he’s not surprised in the interest
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Elio plans to produce 250-thousand cars a year at the Shreveport facility by 2016.

LSU is involved in research, where the goal is to develop technology so a car can communicate with other vehicles through a Wi-Fi like network to give traffic information to fellow drivers…:
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That’s LSU Engineering Professor Sherif (sha-REEF) Ishak (EYE shack), who says this promising technology can help reduce traffic delays and accidents on roadways.

According to the Federal Elections Commission, G-O-P Congressman and US Senate candidate Bill Cassidy has slightly more campaign cash available than Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says it will be interesting to see how the Landrieu campaign reacts

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Cassidy’s war chest is at 5-point-6 million dollars , while Landrieu is at 5-point-5 million.

LRN Newscast 08:30 August 16

Supporters of the controversial Common Core academic standards won a battle in the courtroom Friday. Judge Tim Kelley denied a request from 17 lawmakers, who filed a lawsuit seeking a temporary injunction of the implementation of Common Core. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says it was a strong ruling by Judge Kelley…:
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Another Common Core lawsuit will be heard Monday.

The Saints beat the Tennessee Titans 31-24 last night in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. But Coach Sean Payton is not happy his team committed 22 penalties….
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Payton says they’ll issue will be addressed when the team returns to the practice field Sunday.

G-O-P U.S. Senate candidate Bill Cassidy has more on-hand cash for his campaign than Democratic Incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu, according to the federal election commission. Cassidy has 5-point-six million; Landrieu has 5-point-5 million. U-L-L Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the money will keep coming in…:
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Between candidates and third party groups, the total amount could reach $25 million dollars.

LSU is currently involved in research focusing on cars that will have the ability to communicate with each other. Eric Gill has more…
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LRN Sportscast 07:30 August 16

The Saints improved to 2-and-0 in the preseason with a 31 to 24 win over Tennessee last night, but Coach Sean Payton was very upset about the 22 penalties called against his team….
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Payton says the penalties will be a point of emphasis when the team returns to the practice field on Sunday afternoon.

There were some bright spots, the defense forced five turnovers, tight end Jimmy Graham caught two touchdown pases and was penalized twice for the dunking the football through the uprights. And the quarterbacks played well. Drew Brees watched from the sidelines but Ryan Griffin threw for 179 yards and two touchdowns and Luke McCown also had two TD passes as well.

The LSU Tigers are set to scrimmage at 10:45 this morning. Freshman running back Leonard Fournette is expected to participate after missing a scrimmage earlier this week because of a minor injury.

Ragin Cajuns Head Football Coach Mark Hudspeth has announced that linebacker Otha Peters has transferred to the program after two seasons at Arkansas. Peters is from Covington and he’ll be eligible to play at UL Lafayette in 2015. In two seasons with the Razorbacks, Peters played in 17 games and was on the 2012 SEC All-Freshman team.

In other college football news…it’s fan day at Grambling State. It all begins today with an open scrimmage at 9 A-M. McNeese State will also have an open scrimmage at 5:45 this afternoon in Cowboy Stadium. Coach Matt Viator says they’ll play five quarterbacks. Northwestern State will scrimmage at 10:15, but there will be no live tackling. Nicholls State also has a scrimmage this morning and Louisiana Tech has a fan event at 6 PM at Argent Pavilion.

17:30 Newscast August 15, 2014

Supporters of the controversial Common Core academic standards won a battle in the courtroom Friday. Judge Tim Kelley denied a request from 17 lawmakers who filed a lawsuit seeking a temporary injunction of the implementation of Common Core. Council For a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says they are pleased the judge denied the temporary injunction…

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The anti-Common Core legislators argue that BESE and the Department of Education violated state law when they adopted Common Core standards.

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals confirms 13 new cases of West Nile in the state this week. Seven of those cases came from Caddo Parish in northwest Louisiana. That brings the total number of cases in the state to 42. Two people have died from West Nile in Louisiana so far this year.

According to the Federal Elections Commission, Republican US Senate candidate Bill Cassidy has more campaign cash available than Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu. Cassidy’s war chest is at 5-point-6 million, while Landrieu is at 5-point-5 million. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says it’s a significant accomplishment for Cassidy…

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Tea party candidate Rob Maness has only 200-thousand dollars on hand.

Elio Motors announces they are about a year away from production of a new 3-wheeled vehicle in Shreveport. Caddo Parish Commissioner Michael Thibodaux says Shreveport is looking forward to getting back into the car making business…

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Elio plans to produce 250-thousand cars at the facility by 2016.

16:30 08-15-14

In a hearing today, Judge Tim Kelly denies a request for a temporary injunction from a group of lawmakers against Common Core. That ruling means schools can use Common Core standards in writing, math and reading that have been in place over the last four years. …:
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That’s Council For a Better Louisiana President Barry Irwin says an assessment test is still not in place, but this is a good first step.

The LDWF Enforcement Division have arrested a St. Amant (SAN a maw) man in connection with a boating hit and run on the Amite River Diversion Canal in Livingston Parish. Thirty-two year old Thomas Amorello was booked on felony hit and run, negligent injury and reckless operation of a vessel.

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The numbers are from the Federal Elections Commission, and G-O-P U.S. Senate candidate Bill Cassidy has more on-hand cash for his campaign than Incumbent Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu. Cassidy has 5-point-six million; Landrieu has 5-point-5 million. U-L-L Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the money keeps coming in…:
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Between candidates and third party groups, the total amount could reach $25 million dollars.

It’s a step toward reducing traffic delays and accidents on roadways. LSU is conducting research on a new kind of car that will communicate with other vehicles through a Wi-Fi like network to give information to drivers…:
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That’s LSU Engineering Professor Sherif (sha-REEF) Ishak (EYE shack).

15:30 08-15-14

Today, the anti-Common Core legislators argued in court that BESE and the department of education didn’t follow proceedures when they adopted Common Core. This afternoon, Judge Tim Kelley denied a request for a temporary injunction, which was good news to Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Irwin…:
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In Shreveport, Elio Motors announces they are about a year away from production of a new 3-wheeled vehicle. Caddo Parish Commisioner Michael Thibodeaux says he’s glad Paul Elio is sticking with North Louisiana…:
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And he’s glad Shreveport is back in the car-making business.
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Campaign finance reports show Republican Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Bill Cassidy surpassing Democratic incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu when it comes to cash on hand. Don Molino with more…:
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The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals confirmed 13 new cases of West Nile this week. That brings the total up to 42 total cases so far this year. Half of those cases came from Caddo Parish in north Louisiana.

16:45 LRN Sportscast August 15

The Saints face the Tennessee Titans tonight in preseason football action at the Mercedes Benz Superdome. New Orleans won its preseason opener last week, but Saints radio color analyst Hokie Gajan says that’s not necessarily the main objective in exhibition games…
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Gajan says he’s looking for better play out of the rookies on defense like fifth round pick Ronald Powell…
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Gajan would also like to see fewer penalties. New Orleans was penalized ten times last week. Powell was the guilty party three times. Kick-off tonight is at seven o’ clock.

Former LSU Tiger and current Kansas City Chief receiver Dwayne Bowe has reportedly been suspended for the season opener, because he violated the NFL’s substance abuse policy. In a statement. Bowe says he made an error in judgement and takes responsibility for his mistake. Kansas City kicks off the regular season against Tennessee.

The LSU Tigers will complete fall camp tomorrow with a scrimmage. Coach Les Miles will provide information on that scrimmage afterwards. Nicholls State will hold their final intersquad scrimmage of fall camp tomorrow morning at John Guidry Stadium. Coach Charlie Stubbs says the controlled scrimmage will feature around 75 live action plays in different scenarios. Afterwards, fans are invited to attend the team’s fundraising auction in the Century Club Room.

Lousiaina Tech fans have a chance to meet and greet Bulldogs head coach Skip Holtz and his players during a preseason tailgating kickoff event on Saturday at 6 PM at Argent Pavilion.

14:30 08-15-14

Supporters of the controversial Common Core academic standards won a battle in the courtroom today. Judge Tim Kelley denied a request from 17 lawmakers, who filed a lawsuit seeking a temporary injunction of the implementation of Common Core. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says it was a strong ruling Judge Kelley…:
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Erwin says there is still no assessment test in place for this year, but this is a first good step for Common Core.

Grambling State University still does not have a new president, and the original goal of having a person in place by October has been extended until the spring. While the search committee keeps looking, Cynthia Warrick is serving as the iterim president to replace the retired Frank Pogue.

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U. S. Senate candidate and G-O-P Congressman Bill Cassidy seems to be raising more money tha n incumbent Seantor Mary Landrieu. In fact, from Cassidy raised over 50 thousand dollars more than Landrieu. Here’s ULL Political Science Professor Pearson Cross…:
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LSU is doing research focusing on cars that will have the ability to communicate with each other. Eric Gill has more…
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PM LRN Newscall for Friday August 15

Campaign finance reports show Republican Congressman and US Senate candidate Bill Cassidy surpassing Democratic incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu when it comes to cash on hand. Don Molino has the story…

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LSU is currently involved in research focusing on cars that will have the ability to communicate with each other. Eric Gill has more…

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According to the Federal Elections Commission, G-O-P Congressman and US Senate candidate Bill Cassidy has more campaign cash available than democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu. Cassidy’s war chest is at 5-point-6 million, while Landrieu is at 5-point-5 million. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says it’s a significant accomplishment for Cassidy

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From July 1st to August 2nd, Cassidy raised 629-thousand dollars. That’s 53-thousand dollars more than what Landrieu collected. Cross says it will be interesting to see how the Landrieu campaign reacts

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Tea party candidate Rob Maness has only 200-thousand dollars on hand. Cross anticipates 25-million dollars will be spent by the candidates and third-party groups before its all over

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LSU is currently involved in research focusing on cars that will have the ability to communicate with each other. The technology is similar to Wi-Fi and will allow cars to collect and exchange traffic information with each other. Engineering Professor Sherif (sha-REEF) Ishak (EYE-shack) says this will improve road safety…

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Ishak says this technology will also have the ability to reduce delays and cut down on car pollution. He says cars will be able to warn drivers down the road of accidents, traffic jams, and other road hazards. Ishak says it’s a simple system…

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He says information will be passed from one vehicle to another along the network. The more vehicles on the road with this technology the farther the information will travel. Ishak says studies of the system are currently underway…

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Elio Motors is about a year away from producing its three-wheeled vehicle  at the former General Motors plant in Shreveport. Elio Motors announced in January 2013 they would manufacturer their commuter car in northwest Louisiana and Caddo Parish Commissioner Michael Thibodeaux says he’s glad the founder of Elio Motors, Paul Elio, is still committed to Louisiana

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Paul Elio has told the Associated Press that 27-thousand people have already reserved one of their three-wheel cars that will get 84 miles to the gallon and cost 68-hundred dollars. Thibodaux says he’s not surprised in the interest

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Elio plans to produce 250-thousand cars a year at the Shreveport facility by 2016. Thibodaux says Shreveport is looking forward to getting back into the car making policy

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Supporters of the controversial Common Core academic standards won a battle in the courtroom today. Judge Tim Kelley denied a request from 17 lawmakers, who filed a lawsuit seeking a temporary injunction of the implementation of Common Core.  Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says it was a strong ruling Judge Kelley

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The anti-Common Core legislators argued that BESE and the department of education didn’t follow the Administrative Procedures Act when they adopted Common Core standards. Erwin says they are pleased the judge denied the request for a temporary injunction

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Judge Kelley’s ruling means schools can use Common Core standards in writing, math and reading that have been over the last four years. An assessment test is still not in place for this school year, but Erwin says today was a good first step in getting this issue resolved

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13:30 Newscast August 15, 2014

State district Judge Tim Kelly has denied a temporary injunction to halt Common Core from being used in Louisiana classrooms. 17 state legislators are suing BESE and the Department of Education claiming they broke state law when adopting the controversial education standards. Kelly’s ruling means the implementation of Common Core continues in Louisiana, for now.

Campaign finance reports show Republican Congressman and US Senate candidate Bill Cassidy surpassing Democratic incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu when it comes to cash on hand. Don Molino has that…

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LSU is currently involved in research focusing on cars that will have the ability to communicate with each other. Engineering Professor Sheriff (sha-REEF) Ishak (EYE-shack) says information will be passed from one vehicle to another along a network, similar to the way Wi-Fi works. He says studies of the system are currently underway…

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He says cars will be able to warn drivers down the road of accidents, traffic jams, and other road hazards.

Speaking of cars, Elio Motors is about a year away from producing its three-wheeled vehicle at the former General Motors plant in Shreveport. Paul Elio has told the Associated Press that 27-thousand people have already reserved one of their cars that will get 84 miles to the gallon and cost 68-hundred dollars. Caddo Parish Commissioner Michael Thibodeaux says he’s not surprised in the interest

cut 10 (06) “overseas”

Elio plans to produce 250-thousand cars a year at the Shreveport facility by 2016.