In last night’s televised gubernatorial debate, the candidates were asked about expanding Medicaid so more low-income residents can participate. Republican David Vitter says Louisiana has to be careful if it goes in that direction, because Kentucky, has seen its health care costs skyrocket…
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Expanding the number of charter schools were also discussed. Democrat John Bel Edwards says more charter schools is not the answer in all areas of the state…
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LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says each candidate held their own…
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Early voting for the governor’s race continues tomorrow.

State Police have arrested Shreveport firefighter Brian Garza on several charges….
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Trooper Matt Harris says Garza was taken into custody after he allegedly tried to faciliate a meeting with a 13-year-old girl and her mother for a sexual encounter with both.

We’re well into November but there are an unusual high number of mosquitoes buzzing around. Eric Gill reports…
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There’s a chance for severe weather in north Louisiana through this evening as a cold front moves in. Marty Mayeaux with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says this thunderstorm activity could bring in about an inch of rain to the area…:
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He says the cold front will bring much cooler temperatures to the state over the next few days.

Louisiana State Police arrest an “on-duty” Shreveport firefighter after he allegedly tried to meet with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl and her mother to have a sexual encounter with both. Trooper Matt Harris says 35-year-old Brian Garza left the station for the meetup, but found troopers instead…:
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Garza was charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile, computer aided solicitation of a minor and prostitution.

The two candidates for governor touched on several key policy issues during last night’s debate televised by Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Democrat John Bel Edwards says he supports charter schools, but high performing districts should be given the option to opt out of they choose. But Republican David Vitter, who supports charter schools without reservation, says limiting the opportunity to districts with low letter grades, would alienate thousands of students who happen to be in high a performing district…:
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Early voting continues tomorrow and ends Saturday.

Sources say one of the Marksville officers involved in the shooting that killed a 6-year-old, could walk out of jail as early as Thursday. The father of 23-year-old Norris Greenhouse Jr. is expected to secure a million dollar property bond for his son.

LSP has arrested an on duty Shreveport firefighter after trying to meet up with a minor and her mother for sexual encounters with both. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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One of the Marksville officers involved in the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy and injuring of his father, is reportedly set to be released on a million dollars bond tomorrow. Apparently 23-year-old Norris Greenhouse Jr.s’ dad is securing property to come up with the bond. Greenhouse and Derrick Stafford are each charged with second degree murder in the fatal shooting of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis.

You’ve probably noticed we’re dealing with a major mosquito problem in Louisiana right now, even this far into November. Colby Colona, President of the Louisiana Mosquito Control Association, says blame the weather..:
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She urges folks to protect themselves from mosquitoes until things really start to cool off. Colder temperatures are expected to move in over the next several days.

During the LBP debate last night, things got heated toward the end with Democrat John Bel Edwards calling Republican opponent David Vitter a liar and a cheater, and Vitter accusing the West Point graduate of not living by the Honor Code. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan doesn’t feel there was a “winner” of the debate, but this bickering will continue..:
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Early voting continues tomorrow through Saturday for the November 21st runoff.

The two candidates for governor touched on several key policy issues during last night’s televised LPB debate. They are split on many matters including the direction they believe healthcare should be headed in the state. Democrat John Bel Edwards says he would immediately expand the traditional Medicaid program as governor, and it should have already been done…:
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But Vitter says that would cripple the state financially and the US Senator would only consider Medicaid expansion on Louisiana’s terms.

Voters finally seem to be paying more attention to this race as Secretary of State Tom Schedler says early voting numbers for the November 21st runoff are higher than they were for the primary. Polls are closed today in observance of Veterans Day, but will reopen tomorrow morning between 8:30-6 through Saturday.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office says a man is dead and another is behind bars after a fight escalated between the two over a dog. They believe the suspect, 38-year-old Danny Breaux of Raceland, arranged to buy the dog from 39-year-old Duong Tran, but ended up not paying for it. Cops say during a fight over the matter, Breaux beat Tran to death in a street. He will be booked on a charge of second-degree murder.

State Police says they’ve arrested a Shreveport Firefighter who was busted trying to meet up with what he thought to be a 13-year-old and her mother for a sex act, while he was on duty at the station. Trooper Matt Harris says 35-year-old Brian Garza was chatting online and believed he was talking to the juvenile and arranged a meet up…:
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But he was met by troopers instead and Harris said charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile, computer aided solicitation of a minor and prostitution.

There are an unusual high number of mosquitoes buzzing around for this time of year. Colby Colona, President of the Louisiana Mosquito Control Association, says warm temperatures and heavy rain events can trigger dormant mosquito eggs to hatch and that’s what’s been happening. Colona hopes temperatures will become more fall or winter like sooner than later:
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A cold front is moving over Louisiana according to the National Weather Service, bringing in the chance for severe weather in North Louisiana but dramatically different change in temperature over the next several days.

State Police say an “on duty” Shreveport Firefighter has been placed under arrest and charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile, computer aided solicitation of a minor and prostitution. They say 35-year-old Brian Garza believed he had set up a sex encounter with a 13-year-old and her mother together, but when he left the fire station to meet up, he was met by troopers and arrested.

The father of one of the Marksville officers accused of second degree murder in the death of a 6-year-old boy is reportedly arranging to post the $1 million dollar bond for his son. The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office says Norris Greenhouse Sr. was securing a property bond for the accused, 23-year-old Norris Greenhouse Jr. There is no word if Derrick Stafford, the other officer arrested after the shooting, is planning to post his bond.

Louisiana voters got their first televised gubernatorial debate last night between Republican David Vitter and Democrat John Bel Edwards. Edwards and Vitter went head-to-head on issues like Medicaid expansion, workforce development, and education. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says each candidate held their own…:
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The debate got heated and personal toward the end.

Thunderstorm activity is expected across north Louisiana today and into tonight. Marty Mayeaux with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says a cold front is moving in and along with it, the chance for severe weather:
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He says this system will be bringing in much cooler temperatures throughout the state over the next several days.

Mosquitoes don’t like cold temperatures, but they do like water and Louisiana has been mostly wet and mild this fall and the pests are everywhere. Colby Colona, President of the Louisiana Mosquito Control Association, says until solid cold weather arrives, you should take proper precautions to avoid mosquito bites…
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The two gubernatorial candidates largely avoided attacking each other over things like negative ads and private investigators, until the very end of last night’s LBP debate. High priority policies were addressed including health care where they are split. Republican David Vitter says Democrat John Bel Edwards would expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, like Kentucky, which would cause heath care costs to skyrocket…:
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But Edwards says if Medicaid had already been expanded in Louisiana, it would have saved $52 million dollars this year alone. Vitter says he’d expand Medicaid but only under Louisiana’s terms.

The two candidates for governor touched on several key Louisiana issues during last night’s televised debate hosted by Louisiana Public Broadcasting and the Council for a Better Louisiana. They each have vastly different views on the topic of education. Democrat John Bel Edwards says he’d support charter schools, but only if school districts felt they had a need for them…:
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But Republican David Vitter, who supports of charter without reservation, says limiting the opportunity would alienate thousands of students throughout the state.

Sources say one of the Marksville officers involved in the shooting that killed a 6-year-old, could walk out of jail as early as Thursday. The father of 23-year-old Norris Greenhouse Jr. is expected to secure a million dollar property bond for his son.

We’re well into November but there are an unusual high number of mosquitoes seen buzzing around for this time of year. Eric Gill reports…:
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Secretary of State Tom Schedler says he’s seeing more participation during early voting in this election than for the primary. Schedler says typically the general election receives less votes than the primary, but numbers are looking good during this early voting period. Polls are closed today in observance of Veterans day. Early voting for the November 21st runoff ends Saturday.