Of the four major gubernatorial candidates, three support Governor Bobby Jindal’s decision to end Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood. Republican Jay Dardenne agrees with the governor’s decision, pointing out that there are over 130 community clinics across the state that provide the same services for women as Planned Parenthood…

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Complete candidate responses can be found at louisianaradionetwork-dot-com.

Legal experts anticipate the debate over the Confederate monuments in New Orleans will go on for years and years. The City Council has so far overwhelmingly agreed to start the process of moving 4 statues from their landmarks and into museums. New Orleans Attorney Tim Meche says there are several legal obstacles to taking the monuments down…

cut 11 (08) “move the monuments”

Meche says not only will there be legal issues with moving the monuments, but political grandstanding will also play a heavy hand in the direction of this matter.

Limited crude oil trading with Mexico has been approved by the Obama administration. President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association Don Briggs hopes this is a reaction from the administration due to oil prices being so low and the high demand to allow for exporting crude oil…

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Briggs says there is no reason for the US to be excluded from trade and it’s time to be involved in the open and free market.

The state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Catch and Cook Program which began last year allows anglers to bring their catch to local restaurant and be prepared by a chef. Franklin Senator Bret Allain says the dish will only be served to the person who brought the catch in and their guests…

cut 9 (11) “want it cooked”

The program started last year as a result of a bill authored by Allain.

Three of the four major gubernatorial candidates support Governor Bobby Jindal’s decision to end Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood. This decision came after controversial secretly taped videos showed Planned Parenthood officials talking about selling aborted fetus parts for medical research. Republican Scott Angelle says these videos are despicable…

cut 4 (10) “of Louisiana”

Go to louisianaradionetwork-dot-com for complete candidate answers.

The Obama Administration has approved limited crude oil trading with Mexico. President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association Don Briggs says this is good for the industry because it helps with the balance of trade after the banning of crude oil exports since the 70’s…

cut 14 (09) “for us”

Briggs says this is a good step forward to possibly opening the doors to the US trading with other countries.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is promoting the Catch and Cook Program, which allows anglers to bring their catch to local restaurant and be prepared by a chef. Franklin Senator Bret Allain says this is a great opportunity to promote Louisiana’s recreational fishing industry.

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He says the way the program works, if you catch a fish, clean it and bring it to a participating restaurant within six days of being caught. LDWF says 14 restaurants have signed on to the program including Galatorie’s in the French Quarter.

Louisiana State Police say a Lottie man died after being involved in a head on collision with Acadian Ambulance. 61-year-old Brett Bergeron was driving south on LA 411 in Livonia when, for unknown reasons, his truck crossed the center line into north bound traffic and struck the ambulance head-on. The ambulance driver sustained minor injuries. Bergeron was wearing a seatbelt during the accident but suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office says a Grenta truck driver is charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl. Commander Eric Becnel says 29-year-old Peter James Wilson III met up with the girl and forced her to perform sexual acts in the sleeper compartment of his truck. He says Wilson claims he’s never seen the victim in person.

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Bechnel says Wilson is charged with forcible rape.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says the crime scene authorities have been searching for human remains under the I-10 Bridge this week. He says no body has been found but they have evidence 35-year-old Gammion McCloud, of Arizona, killed someone and threw them over the bridge.

Cut 14 (08) “…factual.”

McCloud was arrested in Oregon on unrelated charges and will soon be extradited back to Calcasieu and charged with aggravated rape, aggravated incest and second degree battery.

State lawmakers have learned this fiscal year’s budget shortfall is projected at 713 million dollars. Director of the Louisiana Budget Project Jan Moller says this is a sign that the new governor will be faced will big fiscal problems next year.

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Lawmakers also raised concerns at the joint legislative budget meeting that the current budget might need to be cut due to low oil prices.

Louisiana State Police are investigating a fatal crash that took the life of a 19-year-old Larose man. Cody Duet was driving south on LA 308 in Thibodaux, when for unknown reasons, his vehicle traveled off the right side of the road after taking a left hand curve. The car hit a ditch and flipped over. Duet was not wearing a seatbelt and ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man accused of raping a teenage girl. Eric Gill has more…

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Louisiana Lawmakers have learned next fiscal year’s budget shortfall is projected at 713 million dollars. Director of the Louisiana Budget Project Jan Moller says they aren’t surprised with this number. He says this is a sign the next governor and legislature need to address the importance of budget reform.

Cut 9 (10) “…next legislature.”

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says crime scene authorities have been looking for a body this weekend under the I-10 Bridge. He says no human remains have been discovered but there is evidence that 35-year-old Gammion McCloud of Arizona killed someone and through them off the bridge.

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Mancuso says there is already a warrant out for McCloud on rape charges in connection to a 2014 incident where he allegedly beat and raped a women in front of a child.

State lawmakers have learned the budget shortfall for the next fiscal year is already projected at 713 million dollars. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The extreme rainfall and heavy storms earlier in the summer that caused the Red River flooding resulted in almost 7 million dollars in damage to agriculture in Northwest Louisiana. Kurt Guidry, LSU AgCenter economist, says this is just a preliminary estimate and expects the numbers to be even higher.

The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office says a track driver is charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl. Commander Eric Becnel says 29-year-old Peter James Wilson III of Gretna chatted with the teenager on a smartphone app last month and planned to meet. He says after meeting up, Wilson took the girl to the Naval Air Station in Belle Chasse where he was making a delivery.

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Becnel says Wilson dropped the girl off the next day at the same place they met.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says this week the crime scene authorities have been looking under the I-10 bridge in relation to a body dumping case. He says they haven’t discovered any human remains but the search started after receiving reliable information that 35-year-old Gammion McCloud of Phoenix, Arizona killed someone and through them over the bridge.

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State lawmakers have learned the budget shortfall for the next fiscal year is already projected at 713 million dollars. Director of the Louisiana Budget Project Jan Moller says it’s not a surprise we’re looking at a big deficit but we’re in better shape than we were a year ago, when the deficit reached 1.6 billion dollars.
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Moller says it’s good to see that the four gubernatorial candidate have acknowledged the state’s budget problems.

The Jindal administration had said that they would use the “Heritage Act” to prevent the removal of four confederate monuments in New Orleans. But the Baton Rouge Advocate reports there’s no such thing as the “Heritage Act” on the state’s books. It’s expected the New Orleans City Council will consider removing the monuments after the city’s landmark’s commission voted that the statues should be taken down.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says law enforcement was searching for a body under the I-10 bridge this week in Lake Charles. He says no human remains were found, but the search began after a credible informant told authorities that 35-year-old Gammion McCloud of Phoenix Arizona killed someone then tossed them over the bridge…:
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McCloud is facing charges for rape in a separate case out of Calcasieu Parish.

State Police say a 7-year-old girl was killed in a Grant Parish crash. Trooper Scott Moreau says, 26-year-old Kristopher Silk of Pollock, was speeding when he crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler going in the same direction on Hwy 165. The 7 year old front seat passenger died in the crash..:
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The crash remains under investigation.

A Gretna truck driver accused of the rape of a 14-year-old girl has been arrested by the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Department…
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The heavy storms and excessive rainfall during the spring and early summer that resulted in the Red River flooding has caused an estimated 7 million dollars in damage to agriculture in Northwest Louisiana. LSU AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry says that is a conservative estimate, and the amount could likely go up at harvest time.
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At today’s joint legislative budget committee meeting, state lawmakers learned that they already have a 713 million dollar budget shortfall facing them for next fiscal year, raising concerns that the current budget may need to be adjusted because of oil prices…
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That’s Director of the Louisiana Budget Project Jan (yahn) Moller.

Authorities say the search under the I-10 bridge in Lake Charles this week was related to a suspected body dumping case — and now they’re pretty sure; even though no remains have been found. A credible informant told investigators that 35-year-old Gammion McCloud of Phoenix Arizona killed someone then tossed them over the bridge…:
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That’s Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso, who says McCloud will be extradited from Oregon, where he was arrested on unrelated charges.