Monthly Archives: July 2015

07.08.15
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AM Newscall July 9,2015

An official announcement is expected later today, but Fort Polk is expected to lose 350 soldiers as part of the US Army’s effort to reduce troop numbers by 40-thousand. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The Lafayette Parish District Attorney says an appeal is coming over the length of sentence Seth Fontenot received in the shooting death of a 15-year-old. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Anti-abortion advocates gather in New Orleans for a three-day convention that begins today. Emelie Gunn has the story…

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The National Right to Life convention begins a three day conference in New Orleans today that will feature Republican presidential hopefuls including Governor Bobby Jindal who will make an appearance tonight. Ben Clapper, Executive Director of Louisiana Right to Life says tomorrow there will be a forum with some big names.

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Rick Perry and Rick Santorum will also be at the forum. Clapper says The Duck Dynasty family will join the conference for a prayer breakfast on Saturday.  He says delegates from all 50 states come together to celebrate a festival of life and feature speakers to educate individuals of the Right to Life movement.

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Clapper says their mission is to restore the culture of life in America by bringing an end to abortion and all action to destroy innocent life.

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An official announcement from the US Army is expected today, but 5th District US Representative Ralph Abraham has learned Fort Polk will lose 358 soldiers from its Vernon Parish military base, as part of a plan to cut 40-thousand troops nationwide. Abraham says Fort Polk should add soldiers, not lose them, because of the growing threat from ISIS and countries like Iran and North Korea…

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Abraham says Fort Polk did not get hit as hard as others, as one base will lose three-thousand troops, but the loss of one soldier is tough to take…

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Fort Polk has 81-hundred troops stationed at its base and it’s located in the district of U-S Representative John Fleming. The republican from Minden says Fort Polk and the surrounding area has worked hard to stave off any troop reductions

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The Lafayette Parish District Attorney will seek through an appeal to have 21-year-old Seth Fontenot spend more than 13 months in prison for the shooting death of a 15-year-old. Fontentot , who was convicted on manslaughter and two counts of aggravated battery, was sentenced to three years in prison, but most of the sentence was suspended. Lafayette D-A Keith Stutes says they will argue to the appeals court that none of his sentence should be suspended

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Fontenot shot at a moving truck in 2012. One of the bullets killed Austin Rivault and two other teens were also wounded. Austin’s father asked the judge during the sentencing hearing for the maximum 40-year sentence. Stutes agrees the final sentence handed down was light…

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Fontenot has admitting to shooting at the truck that had three teens inside, but he says he did so, because he thought they were breaking into his vehicle. Stutes says they will file a write with the Third Circuit Court of Appeal challenging the sentence

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The University of Louisiana System has approved tuition and fee increases at their four-year universities. The highest increase is at UL Lafayette, 20-percent, while Nicholls State’s tuition hike is less than two percent . U-L System President Doctor Sandra Woodley says before tuition hikes were approved, they looked at how many students at a particular school received the TOPS scholarship, plus other factors…

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Woodley says UL Lafayette’s was allowed to raise its tuition by 20-percent, because of the GRAD Act legislation approved in 2010, which gave campuses more autonomy if it met certain goals. She says the school’s 2014-15 tuition was also well below the Southern Regional Average

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Woodley says Nicholls State and Grambling are the only schools in the system that will not see a tuition hike of 10-percent or more. She says Nicholls is struggling with its enrollment and there was a concern not to price out prospective students…

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07.08.15
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LRN Newscast 17:30 July 8

US Representative Ralph Abraham’s office says Fort Polk will lose 358 soldiers from its Vernon Parish military base as part of the US Army’s 40-thousand troop reduction plan. Abraham says Fort Polk shouldn’t lose a single soldier, because of the growing threat from ISIS. There are currently 81-hundred troops stationed at Fort Polk.

A former central Louisiana police chief has been arrested for the murder of his wife. Avoyelles Parish Sheriff Doug Anderson says they collected evidence to charge Charles Mayeaux Junior with second-degree murder and aggravated arson in the death of Shelly St. Romain Mayeaux, who was found inside her burned home on March 21st. Charles Mayeaux is a former police chief of Evergreen and Sheriff Anderson says he also faces malfeasance charges…
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Mayeaux is being held on a 350-thousand dollar bond.

The FBI is looking for people in Louisiana and other states who were victims in a “sextortion” case. FBI New Orleans Special Agent Mike Anderson says 31-year-old Lucas Michael Chansler of Florida used social networking sites to convince teenage girls to perform sexual acts on camera….
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Chansler is currently serving 105 years in federal prison, but there are still unidentified victims and they should contact the FBI.

The search continues for those indviduals who attacked a State Police Trooper on June 30th in Rapides Parish. The officer was hit with an unknown object in the head during the traffic stop and gunshots were exchanged between the Trooper and a passenger in the vehicle. LSP spokesperson Scott Moreau says they’ve released a composite sketch of the driver….
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Anyone with information is urged to call State Police.

07.08.15
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LRN Newscast 16:30 07-08-15

The mother of a Baton Rouge teenager was arrested today after officers found her son severely malnourished. 49-year-old Rose Holland is charged with 2nd degree cruelty to a juvenile and drug charges. BRPD Cpl. Don Coppola says officers found the child when responding to a noise complaint.
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The 15 year-old victim only weighed 47 pounds.

State Police are seeking help from the public, as they look for a man wanted for the injuring of a Trooper during a traffic stop June 30th in Rapides Parish. They have posted a sketch of the suspect on the State Police Facebook page, and spokesperson Scott Moreau says he was last seen in a mid 80s model Chevy Caprice…
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The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office arrests the former Evergreen Police Chief for the murder of his wife. Sheriff Doug Anderson says they got a 911 call on March 21st from Charles Mayeaux Jr. advising that his house was on fire…:
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Besides murder and arson charges, they also booked Mayeaux with six counts of malfeasance in office and six counts of theft.

The FBI is looking for Louisiana victims that’s part of a nationwide “sextortion” case, where a Florida man tricked hundreds of underaged girls to perform sex acts on camera. FBI Special Agent Mike Anderson says 31-year-old Lucas Michael Chansler of Florida has been sentenced to 105 years in prison, and now they’re ready to help those who were hurt…
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07.08.15
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LRN Newscast 15:30 07-08-15

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of Angola in a case dealing with air conditioning on death row…
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The Lafayette man who could have received up to forty years in prison for manslaughter in the shooting death of 15 year-old Austin Rivault in 2012, has received a sentence of 13 months in prison. Twenty-one year-old Seth Fontenot ended up shooting a total of three teens-including Rivault, whom he thought were breaking into his truck.
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State Police have released the sketch of a person wanted in the injuring of a Trooper during a traffic stop in Rapides Parish on June 30th. Authorities say the Trooper and driver engaged in an altercation, and the officer was struck in the head by a passenger in the vehicle.
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That’s State Police spokesperson Scott Moreau.

A malnourished 15 year-old boy is a Baton Rouge hospital in critical condition, while his mother is arrested on 2nd degree cruelty to a juvenile and drug charges. BRPD Cpl. Don Copollo says forty-nine-year-old Rose Holland and her friend, Cathy Fort, were found in a car outside the house…
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He says the 15 years old victim had bed sores and small bug bites all over his body, and he weighed 47 pounds.

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lRN Newscast 14:30 07-08-15

The FBI is searching for more victims in Louisiana in a nationwide “sextortion” case. Here’s Emelie Gunn with more…
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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of Angola in a case dealing with air conditioning on death row.The appeals court ruled that the State Pen does not have to install air conditioning for death row inmates. The 5th circuit said a federal judge went too far when he ordered the prison to maintain heat indexes on death row at or below 88 degrees.
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A Baton Rouge mother has been arrested after officers found her 15 year-old son severely malnourished and weighing in at just 47 pounds. 49 year-old Rose Holland is charged with 2nd degree cruelty to a juvenile and also faces drug charges. Cpl. Don Coppola says the teen was immediately transported to the hospital…
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The former Evergreen Police Chief has been arrested for the murder of his wife four months ago. Avoyelles Parish Sheriff Doug Anderson says they got a 9-1-1 call March 21st from Charles Mayeaux Jr., saying his house was on fire. Anderson says detectives felt the circumstances surrounding the death of Shelly Mayeaux inside the charred home were suspicious…
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07.08.15
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PM Newscall July 8,2015

The FBI is searching for more victims in Louisiana in a nationwide “sextortion” case. Emelie Gunn has more…

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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of Angola in a case dealing with air conditioning on death row. Jeff Palermo has more…

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State Police release the sketch of a person wanted in the injuring of a Trooper during a traffic stop in Rapides Parish on June 30th. Authorities say during the stop, the Trooper and driver engaged in an altercation and the officer was struck in the head with an unknown object by a passenger in the vehicle. L-S-P spokesperson Scott Moreau says based on a police composite sketch, the driver is a medium skin-toned black male

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Moreau says their suspect was last seen in an older model, mid 1980s, Chevrolet Caprice, with the square-style front and back….

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Moreau says the Trooper and the suspects also exchanged gunfire during the altercation. No one was shot. He says anyone with information on the whereabouts of the individuals in that vehicle are encouraged to call State Police. He hopes the police sketch will result in new leads…

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The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office arrests the former Evergreen Police Chief for the murder of his wife four months ago. Sheriff Doug Anderson says they got a 911 call on March 21st of this year from Charles Mayeaux Jr. advising that his house was on fire…:

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Anderson says detectives felt the circumstances surrounding the death of Shelly Mayeaux inside the charred home were suspicious…:(Mayeaux was charged with one count of second degree murder and one count of aggravated arson.)

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Anderson says in addition to the murder and arson charges, they also booked Mayeaux with six counts of malfeasance in office and six counts of theft…:

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Officials with the FBI are looking for known victims in Louisiana of a nationwide “sextortion” case in which a man is accused of tricking underage girls into performing sex acts on camera. Authorities says 31-year-old Lucas Michael Chansler of Florida had hundreds of victims across the country including several in Louisiana. FBI New Orleans Special Agent Mike Anderson says the work is just beginning on identifying his victims.

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Chansler admitted he used social networking sites to pretend he was a teenage boy and talked to girls who ranged from ages 13 to 18. He had over 80,000 photos and videos in his possession. Anderson says Chansler has been sentenced to 105 years in federal prison and is a convicted online predator.

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If you believe you were a victim or you may know a victim contact the FBI. Anderson says in any child pornography case they want victims to come forward and hopefully lead them find more suspects involved….

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The mother of a Baton Rouge teenager was arrested today after officers found her son severely malnourished. 49-year-old Rose Holland is charged with 2nd degree cruelty to a juvenile and also faces drug charges. Cpl. Don Coppola says Baton Rouge police officers discovered the child when responding to a noise complaint.

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Coppola says  the child was immediately transported to the hospital with large bed sores and small bug bites all over his body. He says it is unknown if he had any other medical conditions.

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Holland and her friend, Cathy Fort, were found sitting in a car outside the house and were then booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Coppola says Fort also faces charges of possession of crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia.

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07.08.15
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LRN Newscast 13:30 July 8

A former central Louisiana police chief has been arrested for the murder of his wife. Avoyelles Parish Sheriff Doug Anderson says they collected enough evidence to charge Charles Mayeaux Junior with second-degree murder and aggravated arson in the death of Shelly St. Romain Mayeaux, who was found inside her burned down home on March 21st. Charles Mayeaux is a former police chief of Evergreen and Sheriff Anderson says he also faces malfeasance charges…
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Seth Fontenot, the man convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of a 15-year-old Lafayette teenager in 2012 has been sentenced to three years in prison. Fontenot will be eligible for parole in 13 months. Fontenot says he shot at a truck filled with teenagers, because he thought they were trying to break into his vehicle. One of the bullets killed Austin Rivault.

The mother of a Baton Rouge teenager was arrested today after officers found her son severely malnourished. 49-year-old Rose Holland is charged with 2nd degree cruelty to a juvenile and also faces drug charges. Cpl. Don Coppola says Baton Rouge police officers discovered the child when responding to a noise complaint.,,,
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Coppola says the child is listed in critical condition at a local hospital.

The FBI wants victims of a nationwide sextortion case to come forward. The man behind the crimes is 31-year-old Lucas Michael Chansler of Florida. Authorities say he convinced teenage girls to perform sex acts on camera. FBI special agent Michael Anderson says Chansler has been sentenced to 105 years in federal prison….
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Anderson says victims should report their experiences to the FBI.

07.08.15
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LRN Newscast 12:30 July 8

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the State Penitentiary at Angola in a case regarding air conditioning on death row. The appeals court says Angola does not have to provide air conditioning to the entire death row facility as some inmates were requesting. But the court did say that three death row inmates with medical conditions should be provided with some relief.

The FBI is looking for people in Louisiana and other states who were victims in a “sextortion” case. FBI New Orleans Special Agent Mike Anderson says 31-year-old Lucas Michael Chansler of Florida used social networking sites to convince teenage girls to perform sexual acts on camera….
cut 11 (11) “…to get them help”
Chansler is currently serving 105 years in federal prison, but there are still unidentified victims and they should contact the FBI.

The search continues for those indviduals who attacked a State Police Trooper on June 30th in Rapides Parish. The officer was hit with an unknown object in the head during the traffic stop and gunshots were exchanged between the Trooper and a passenger in the vehicle. LSP spokesperson Scott Moreau says they’ve released a composite sketch of the driver….
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Anyone with information is urged to call State Police.

Candidates are gearing up for this fall’s election season as there are many seats open in both the Senate and House due to term limits. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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07.08.15
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LRN Sportscast 11:40 July 8

Pelicans Head Coach Alvin Gentry says they plan to use Anthony Davis at center during the upcoming season, but they also want him to develop a three-point shot as well. Gentry says they’ve told A-D not to leave the gym until he’s made 150 threes from each corner. Davis has only made three three-pointers during his career.

LSU junior Ethan Pocic is one of 63 players on the Rimington Trophy Watch List, which goes to the most oustanding center in major college football. Pocic has started four games at center in his career, but he’s expected to play at guard this season for the Tigers.

Louisiana Tech’s Kirby Wixson is also on the Rimington Award Watch List. The Pearl, Mississippi, native was an All-Conference USA Honorable Mention selection last season.

In golf…Rory Mcilroy has announced he will not play in this month’s British Open after injuring his ankle while playing soccer. The nation’s number one player won the Open Championship last year.

Former LSU Tiger Kevin Gausman turned in the shortest big league start of his career giving up 8 runs as the Baltimore Orioles lost 8-3 to the Twins on Tuesday night. He struck out four and walked one.

The Southland Conference announces they’ve multi-year agreement with ESPN, which will result in a minimum of 120 Southland Conference sports events to be carried live on an ESPN platform over five years.

You can now bring any gun with you when you bow hunt. In the past, hunters were only allowed to carry a 22 caliber pistol loaded with rat shot that could only kill small pests. Port Allen Senator Rick Ward says although there were concerns initially about the bill, the responses have been positive now that it has been signed into law…:
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07.08.15
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11:30 Newscast, July 8th, 2015

Officials with the FBI are looking for known Louisiana victims in a nationwide “sextortion” case. 31-year-old Lucas Michael Chansler, formerly of St. Johns Florida, was sentenced to 105 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to nine counts of child pornography. FBI New Orleans Special Agent Mike Anderson believes there are hundreds of victims of this man’s scheme to get juveniles on webcam performing sex acts including several in Louisiana…:
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If parents suspect their kids could be victims please contact the FBI.

The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s office has arrested a man for second degree murder in the death of a badly beaten 5-year-old they were originally told had drowned by the mother. 59-year-old Russell Flowers of Monroe is also charged with domestic violence abuse and aggravated assault.

State Police release the sketch of a person wanted in the injuring of a Trooper during a traffic stop in Rapides Parish on June 30th. Authorities say during the stop, the Trooper and driver engaged in an altercation involving an exchange of gunfire and injuring of the cop. L-S-P spokesperson Scott Moreau says their suspect was last seen in an older model, mid 1980s, Chevrolet Caprice, with the square-style front and back…:
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He says based on a police composite sketch, the driver is a medium skin-toned black male and in his late teens or early 20’s and was approximately 5’10’ tall.

A proposal has been made in Lafayette to create a bike loop around the city and call it the Mickey Shunick Memorial Bike Loop. Shunick, a UL-Lafayette co-ed, was abducted and killed in 2012 while riding her bike. A stretch of the proposed bike loop would include a stretch where Shunick was riding when her bicycle was struck by her admitted killer Brandon Lavergne.